Alfred Laureta (May 21, 1924 – November 16, 2020) was a district judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.
Alfred Laureta | |
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| Judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands | |
| In office July 14, 1978 – November 18, 1988 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | seat created |
| Succeeded by | Alex R. Munson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1924 Ewa District, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii |
| Died | November 16, 2020 (aged 96) Kauai, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Education | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (BEd) Fordham University (LLB) |
Early life and education
editLaureta was born May 21, 1924, in Ewa District, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii.[1] He earned his Bachelor of Education from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and his Bachelor of Laws from the Fordham University School of Law.[2]
Legal career
editHe served as a judge of the 1st Circuit Court in Honolulu from 1967 to 1969. From 1969 to 1978 he served as a judge of the 5th Circuit Court in Kauai.[3]
District Court service
editHe was recommended to a judgeship by Senator Daniel Inouye.[3] On April 7, 1978, President Jimmy Carter nominated Laureta to be a judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.[4] On April 10, 1978, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[5] He was confirmed in June 1978, was sworn in on July 14, 1978, and was the first federal judge of Filipino ancestry in U.S. history.[6][1] He retired on November 18, 1988.[7] He died on November 16, 2020, at the age of 96.[8]
Personal life
editHe met his wife Evelyn in New York while she was a nursing student and she died in 2012.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "CNMI's first federal judge dies at 96". The Guam Daily Post. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Alfred Laureta Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ a b Fujimoto, Dennis (2017-06-23). "This judge still rules". The Garden Island. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Jimmy Carter, 1978, Book 1: January 1 to June 30, 1978. Government Printing Office. p. 712.
- ^ Carter, Jimmy (January 1, 1979). Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Jimmy Carter, 1978. p. 750. ISBN 978-1-62376-768-6.
- ^ "Laureta sworn in". The Honolulu Advertiser. 1978-07-15.
- ^ "Focus on the commonwealth". Pacific Daily News. 1988-11-21.
- ^ "IN MEMORIAM — Judge Alfred Laureta, 96". www.mvariety.com. 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Judge Alfred Laureta Remembrance". www.nmid.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-22.