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David M. Louie
| David M. Louie | ||
| Attorney General of Hawaii | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2010 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 1, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 3 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $114,420 | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Occidental College | |
| J.D. | University of California-Berkeley | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | October 8, 1951 | |
| Place of birth | Oakland, California | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Education
- Bachelor's degree, Occidental College (1973)
- Juris Doctorate degree, Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California-Berkeley (1977)
Professional experience
Shortly after receiving his law degree, Louie passed the State Bar of California. The next year, he joined both the State Bar of Hawaii and then later the bar of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. For seven years, beginning in 1999, he served as Chairman of the Aloha Tower Development Corporation, a local government agency charged with the development of the land surrounding the Aloha Tower so as to benefit the state's commercial trade industry based at Honolulu harbor. In addition to working thirty-three years as both an attorney and partner for the Honolulu-based private practice of Roeca Louie & Hiraoka, Louie served as a Lawyer Representative for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2005 until 2008.
Other roles
- President/Vice President/Director, Hawaii State Bar Association (1995 - 2001)
- Vice President/Secretary-Treasurer/Director, Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association
- Vice Chair, Board of Directors of the Hawaii Supreme Court Special Committee on Judicial Performance
Personal
His father, Paul Louie, was a Presbyterian minister and one of three founding members of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California. David Louie currently resides in Honolulu, Hawaii with his wife, Johanna.
Contact information
Capitol Address:
Department of the Attorney General
425 Queen Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-1500
Fax: (808) 586-1239
External links
References
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mark J. Bennett |
Hawaii Attorney General 2010–present |
Succeeded by NA |
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