About Craig H. Nakamura
Born 1956. Craig H. Nakamura is a lawyer.
Craig H. Nakamura (born July 19, 1956) is a former judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.
Education Nakamura received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Hawaiʻi in 1978, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, graduating cum laude in 1981.
Career After law school, Nakamura served as a law clerk for United States circuit judge Herbert Choy. He then worked as an associate attorney with the law firm of Goodsill, Anderson, Quinn & Stifel. Then, in 1986, he became an assistant United States attorney and was in this position until his appointment to the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals. He was sworn in as chief judge on September 16, 2009. He retired from active service in March 2018.
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Who is Craig H. Nakamura?
former jurist of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
When was Craig H. Nakamura born?
Craig H. Nakamura was born on 19 July 1956 in Honolulu.
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Craig H. Nakamura is a lawyer.
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