Miguel S. Demapan

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Miguel S. Demapan
3rd Chief Justice of the Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court
In office 1999–2011
Appointed by	Pedro Tenorio
Preceded by	Marty W.K. Taylor
Succeeded by	Alexandro C. Castro
Associate Justice of the Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court
In office 1998–1999
Personal details
Born	c. 1953 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Died	June 30, 2012 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Miguel S. Demapan BSc, MBA, JD, D.Litt (c. 1953 – June 30, 2012) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands from 1999 to 2011.^[1]^[2]

Born on Saipan, Demapan attended Marianas High School, obtained a Bachelor of Science from the Seattle University in 1975, an MBA at Golden Gate University in 1983, and a JD from Santa Clara University in 1985.^[2]

Demapan returned to Marianas Island to practice business law. He was called to the judiciary in 1992 as an Associate Judge of the Commonwealth Superior Court, and in 1998 as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. He became Chief Justice in 1999 after being appointed by Governor Pedro Tenorio.^[2]

References

↑ Former chief justice Demapan passes away Saipan Tribune, July 1, 2012
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Official Biography US Department of the Interior, accessed July 1, 2012

Preceded by Marty W.K. Taylor	3rd Chief Justice of the Northern Mariana Islands 1999–2011	Succeeded by Alexandro C. Castro (Acting)

Persondata
Name	Demapan, Miguel S.
Alternative names
Short description	American jurist
Date of birth
Place of birth	Saipan
Date of death	June 30, 2012
Place of death	Saipan

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