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Homer Baird Kidwell

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Nominated by
  
J. Garner Anthony

Spouse(s)
  
Margaret Greenwell

Name
  
Homer Kidwell


Born
  
October 20, 1911 Maricopa, California, U.S. (
1911-10-20
)

Children
  
Alan Baird Kidwell Frances Findley

Alma mater
  
Taft College Stanford University

Died
  
December 27, 2000, Medford, Oregon, United States

Education
  
Stanford University, Taft College

Homer Baird Kidwell (October 20, 1911 – December 27, 2000) was an American lawyer. He worked as a corporate attorney in Los Angeles and Honolulu. From July 1, 1975 to February 28, 1979 he served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Hawaii.

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Career

Kidwell graduated from Taft College in 1930 and Stanford University in 1935. He worked in Los Angeles for a couple of years before moving to Hawaii in 1937. During the Second World War he served as deputy attorney general of the Territory of Hawaii. From 1975–1979 he was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii. In 1979, he retired to teach law at the University of Hawaii.

Personal life

Kidwell married Margaret Greenwell on January 4, 1940. The couple had a son, Alan, and a daughter, Frances.

References

Homer Baird Kidwell Wikipedia