Russell Suzuki

Russell A. Suzuki is an American attorney and was the 15th Attorney General of Hawaii. He was nominated on March 14, 2018 by Governor David Ige, and was confirmed by the Hawaii Senate on March 29, 2018. He served until January 2019, when Governor Ige appointed Clare E. Connors as his successor.

Education Suzuki attended Leilehua High School.

Career Suzuki was admitted to the Hawaii State bar in 1977.

In 2014, Suzuki was appointed as acting Attorney General of Hawaii when newly elected Governor David Ige chose not to reappoint David Louie, the previous Attorney General. Suzuki served in an interim capacity until Douglas Chin was appointed Attorney General in 2015. After serving as First Deputy Attorney General under Chin for three years, Suzuki was again appointed acting Attorney General of Hawaii on February 2, 2018 when Chin stepped down in order to assume office as Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii.

On March 14, 2018 Governor David Ige appointed Suzuki Attorney General of Hawaii on an official basis.