Fiti A. Sunia

Fiti Alesana Sunia (born August 29, 1960) is an American lawyer who has served as the associate justice of the High Court of American Samoa since 2019.

Early life and education Sunia was born on August 29, 1960, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended Samoana High School in Utulei, American Samoa before finishing high school at Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu.

Sunia earned his bachelor's degree in public administration from Drake University and, in 1983, earned a master's degree in public administration from American University. He earned his J.D. from Howard University in 1993.

Career After earning his master's degree, Sunia worked as a Congressional staffer to U.S. Representative Mervyn Dymally of California.

Sunia began his legal career at Patton Boggs in Washington, D.C. from 1993 to 1997. He then started his own private practice in American Samoa.

On January 15, 2016, Sunia was confirmed by the American Samoa Senate as a judge of the District Court of American Samoa.

On January 4, 2019, United States Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt appointed Sunia as the associate justice of the High Court of American Samoa. Chief Justice F. Michael Kruse serves alongside Sunia.

Personal life Sunia's father, Fofō Sunia, served as the first non-voting Delegate from American Samoa to the United States House of Representatives. His uncle, Tauese Sunia, was the fifth elected Governor of American Samoa.

Sunia carries the matai titles of Muagutitia in Pu'apu'a, Samoa and Faga in Alao, American Samoa.