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Harry P. Freitas
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Harry P. Freitas is a former judge of the Hawai`i Third Circuit District Court of Hawaii. He was appointed to this position by Chief Justice Ronald Moon and took office on June 1, 2007. Freitas was re-appointed to another term in May 2013.[1] He retired upon completion of that term in May 2019.[2]
Education
Freitas first earned an associate degree from Windward Community College. He attended Honolulu Community College and West Oahu College while working first as a police officer and then as a firefighter in Honolulu. Freitas earned a J.D. from the University of California - Hastings College of Law in 1990.[3]
Career
From 2002 until his appointment, Freitas worked as Deputy Corporation Counsel for Hawaii County, specializing in civil litigation. Prior to that, he was the deputy public defender of the State of Hawaii, Hilo Office, and briefly an attorney for his own solo practice.[4]
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Hawai'i State Judiciary, "Press Release: Bartholomew, Freitas Appointed Judges for Third Circuit," April 2, 2007
Footnotes
- ↑ Hawaii State Judiciary: Third Circuit (Hawaii island) Judges Telephone Listing
- ↑ Hawaii Tribune-Herald, "Hawk appointed to District Court bench," August 29, 2019
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1866, Honolulu, Hawaii, RE: JUD. COM. NO. 2"
- ↑ Hawaii State Judiciary, Judge Harry P. Freitas
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
