Derrick H.M. Chan

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

Education Chan received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Hawaiʻi and his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law.

Legal career 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.

State court service He appointed as a Circuit Court Judge on Aug. 25, 2000. His nomination was confirmed by the state senate on March 3, 2017. He was sworn in on April 13, 2017. Chan was among those considered to become Chief Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.

Chan retired from the court in October 2020.

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