Derrick H.M. Chan

Derrick H.M. Chan (born December 1, 1955) is a Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.

Derrick H.M. Chan
Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Assumed office
April 13, 2017
Appointed byDavid Ige
Preceded byDaniel Foley
Personal details
Born (1955-12-01) December 1, 1955
Honolulu, Hawaii
ResidenceHonolulu, Hawaii
EducationUniversity of Hawaii (B.A.)
California Western School of Law (J.D.)

Education

Chan received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Hawaii and his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law.[1]

Chan served as First Deputy Prosecutor for the County of Kauaʻi. He also served as an attorney for the Hawaii Carpenters Union, as Deputy Public Defender for the state, law clerk to Judge Wilfred Watanabe, and Deputy Attorney General for the state.[2]

State court service

He appointed as a Circuit Court Judge on Aug. 25, 2000.[2]

Service on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals

On February 3, 2017 Governor David Ige nominated Chan to be a Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals to the seat vacated by the retirement of Daniel R. Foley.[2][3] His nomination was confirmed by the state senate on March 3, 2017.[4] He was sworn in on April 13, 2017.[5] Chan was among those considered to become Chief Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.[6]

Hawaii Supreme Court vacancy

In November 2011 Chan was considered to fill a vacancy on the Hawaii Supreme Court.[7]

References
  1. Hawaii State Legislature, "STAND. COM. REP. 3 Honolulu, Hawaii, 2000, RE:GOV. MSG. NO. 2"
  2. "GOVERNOR'S OFFICE NEWS RELEASE: Governor Ige appoints Derrick H.M. Chan to Intermediate Court of Appeals". governor.hawaii.gov. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  3. "Governor makes Intermediate Court of Appeals pick". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  4. "Chan, Hiraoka, Remigio, Eddins Confirmed by Senate". www.courts.state.hi.us. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  5. "Meet Hawaii's Newest Appellate Court Judge: Derrick H.M. Chan". Record on Appeal. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  6. "JSC Releases Nominees for Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals > Hawaii Free Press". www.hawaiifreepress.com. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  7. "Hawaii Governor Names Nominees to 3 Courts". 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Daniel Foley		 Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
2017–present		 Incumbent
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