Alan Cooke Kay (July 5, 1932 – July 30, 2024) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
Alan Kay | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii | |
| In office January 2, 2000 – July 30, 2024 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii | |
| In office 1991–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Fong |
| Succeeded by | David Alan Ezra |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii | |
| In office September 15, 1986 – January 2, 2000 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 98 Stat. 333 |
| Succeeded by | John Michael Seabright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 5, 1932 Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, U.S. |
| Died | July 30, 2024 (aged 92) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Relations | Clarence Hyde Cooke (maternal grandfather) Anna Rice Cooke (great grandmother) Charles Montague Cooke (great grandfather) William Harrison Rice (great-great grandfather) Amos Starr Cooke (great-great grandfather) |
| Education | Princeton University (AB) University of California, Berkeley (LLB) |
Education and career
editKay was born on July 5, 1932, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended Princeton University, where he received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1957 and the UC Berkeley School of Law where he received a Bachelor of Laws in 1960. He served as a United States Marine Corps Corporal from 1953 to 1955. He was in private practice in Honolulu from 1960 to 1986, and was director of the Legal Aid Society in Honolulu from 1968 to 1971.[1]
Federal judicial service
editKay was nominated by Ronald Reagan on July 3, 1986, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333 on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12, 1986, and received his commission on September 15, 1986. He served as chief judge from 1991 to 1999 and assumed senior status on January 2, 2000.[1]
Kay presided over two federal civil rights lawsuits against Kamehameha Schools, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, 780 F. Supp. 1317 and John Doe v. Kamehameha, 295 F. Supp. 2d 1141, in which he both ruled in favor of Kamehameha.[citation needed]
Personal life
editKay's father was Harold Thomas Kay (1896–1976) and mother was Anna Frances Cooke (1903–1956). His maternal grandfather was Clarence Hyde Cooke (1876–1944), great grandparents Anna Rice Cooke (1853–1934) and Charles Montague Cooke (1849–1909), and great-great grandfathers include William Harrison Rice (1813–1863) and Amos Starr Cooke (1810–1871). He had two children from his first wife Noel Emily Murchie, and one from his second wife Patricia Eileen Patmont.[2]
Kay died in Honolulu on July 30, 2024, at the age of 92.[3]
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References
edit- ^ a b Alan Cooke Kay at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Family forest for Thomas Emerson" (PDF). October 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "Renowned U.S. District Judge Alan Cooke Kay Of Hawaii Passes Away At 92". Hoodline. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Finding Aid to the Rice Family papers, 1838-1964" (PDF). Kauai Historical Society.
- ^ "Cooke Family History and Kūaliʻi • Manoa Heritage Center". Manoa Heritage Center. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
External links
edit- Alan Cooke Kay at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.