Former Hawaii Supreme Court justice passes away
June 24, 2010
Hawaii: At age 90, former Hawaii Supreme Court justice, William S. Richardson, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 21. Richardson served as chief justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court from 1966 to 1982, and has formerly served as the Hawaii Democratic Party chairman (1959) and the state lieutenant governor in 1962 under John Burns. The only law school in Hawaii was named after him when he retired from the state high court in 1982.[1]
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Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Hawaii • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Hawaii
State courts:
Hawaii Supreme Court • Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals • Hawaii Circuit Courts • Hawaii District Courts • Hawaii Family Courts
State resources:
Courts in Hawaii • Hawaii judicial elections • Judicial selection in Hawaii
