Appointed by Jimmy Carter Succeeded by Harold Michael Fong Role Judge | Name Walter Heen Preceded by Dick Yin Wong | |
Alma mater University of Hawaii (B.A.)
Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.) Profession lawyer, politician, judge Parents Jeannette Kahuoi Hanapi Heen, Ernest Nalani Education Georgetown University, Georgetown University Law Center, University of Hawaii |
Judge Walter Meheula Heen: Doug Will Defend the Defenseless
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.
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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. 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.