Alfred Laureta

Alfred Laureta (May 21, 1924 – November 16, 2020) was a district judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.

Early life and education

Laureta was born May 21, 1924, in Ewa District, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. He earned his Bachelor of Education from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and his Bachelor of Laws from the Fordham University School of Law.

Legal career

He served as a judge of the 1st Circuit Court in Honolulu from 1967 to 1969. From 1969 to 1978 he served as a judge of the 5th Circuit Court in Kauai.

District Court service

He was recommended to a judgeship by Senator Daniel Inouye. On April 10, 1978, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. He was confirmed in June 1978, was sworn in on July 14, 1978, and was the first federal judge of Filipino ancestry in U.S. history. He died on November 16, 2020, at the age of 96.

Personal life

He met his wife Evelyn in New York while she was a nursing student and she died in 2012.