Shiro Kashiwa
Shiro Kashiwa | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Jack H. Mizuha | |
| Succeeded by | George T. H. Pai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shiro Kashiwa October 24, 1912 Kohala, Hawaii |
| Died | March 13, 1998 (aged 85) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Education | University of Michigan (BS, JD) |
Shiro Kashiwa (
Asian American judge on the Federal Circuit and was a member of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism.[2]
Education and career
Born in
United States Supreme Court
.
Federal judicial service
Kashiwa was nominated by President Richard Nixon on November 30, 1971, to a seat on the United States Court of Claims vacated by Judge James Randall Durfee. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 2, 1971, and received his commission on January 3, 1972. He was reassigned by operation of law on October 1, 1982, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 96 Stat. 25. His service terminated on January 7, 1986, due to his retirement. Kashiwa died on March 13, 1998, in Honolulu.[3]
See also
- List of Asian American jurists
- List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States
- List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Hawaii
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ The United States Court of Claims: a history / pt. 1. The judges, 1855-1976 / by Marion T. Bennett / pt. 2. Origin, development, jurisdiction, 1855-1978 / W. Cowen, P. Nichols, M.T. Bennett. Washington, D.C.: Committee on the Bicentennial of Independence and the Constitution of the Judicial Conference of the United States. 1976. pp. 204–206 of pt. 1.
- ^ a b "Kashiwa, Shiro - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "Shiro Kashiwa". 13 April 2015.
Sources
- Shiro Kashiwa at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History: 1990–2002 / compiled by members of the Advisory Council to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in celebration of the court's twentieth anniversary. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 2004. LCCN 2004050209.
