Walter Meheula Heen

Walter Meheula Heen
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
In office
January 1, 1981  December 16, 1981
Appointed by Jimmy Carter
Preceded by Dick Yin Wong
Succeeded by Harold Michael Fong
Personal details
Born 1928 (age 8889)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Parents Ernest Nalani
Jeannette Kahuoi Hanapi Heen
Alma mater University of Hawaii (B.A.)
Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.)
Profession lawyer, politician, judge

Walter Meheula Heen (born 1928) is an American lawyer, politician and judge. He briefly served as judge on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Life

Heen was born in 1928 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of Ernest Nalani and Jeannette Kahuoi (Hanapi) Heen. He attended the University of Hawaii where he received a B.A. in economics in 1953 and the Georgetown University Law Center where he graduated with a J.D. in 1955.

Highlights of his career include:

Heen received a recess appointment from Jimmy Carter on January 1, 1981, to a seat vacated by Dick Yin Wong on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. He was nominated on January 8, 1981 but his service terminated on December 16, 1981, after nomination was not confirmed by the United States Senate.[2] He was appointed Associate judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals in 1982, serving until 1994.

He was elected in 2006 as a trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs representing Oʻahu. He ran for re-election in November 2010, but lost to Peter Apo.[3]

References

  1. "Walter Meheula Heen". Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  2. Walter Meheula Heen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. "General Election—State of Hawaii—Statewide Final Summary Report" (PDF). Hawaii office of Elections. November 16, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Dick Yin Wong
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
1981
Succeeded by
Harold Michael Fong
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