Derrick H.M. Chan (born December 1, 1955) is a former judge of the

Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals The Hawaii State Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) is the intermediate appellate court of the Hawaii State Judiciary. It has jurisdiction over appeals from lower courts and agencies. The ICA is composed of one chief judge and six associate ...

Education

Chan received his

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from the

University of Hawaiʻi The University of Hawaiʻi System is a public college and university system in Hawaii. The system confers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through three universities, seven community colleges, an employment training center, ...

and his

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from

California Western School of Law California Western School of Law is a private law school in San Diego, California. It is one of two successor organizations to California Western University, the other being Alliant International University. The school was founded in 1924, app ...

Legal career

Chan served as First Deputy Prosecutor for the County of Kauaʻi. He also served as an attorney for the Hawaii Carpenters Union, as Deputy Public Defender for the state, law clerk to Judge Wilfred Watanabe, and Deputy Attorney General for the state.

State court service

He appointed as a Circuit Court Judge on Aug. 25, 2000.

Service on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals

On February 3, 2017 Governor

David Ige David Yutaka Ige (; 伊芸豊, ''Ige Yutaka'', born January 15, 1957) is an American politician and engineer who served as the eighth governor of Hawaii from 2014 to 2022. A Democrat, he served in the Hawaii State Senate from 1994 to 2014 and ...

nominated Chan to be a Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals to the seat vacated by the retirement of Daniel R. Foley. His nomination was confirmed by the state senate on March 3, 2017. He was sworn in on April 13, 2017. Chan was among those considered to become Chief Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals. Chan retired from the court in October 2020.

Hawaii Supreme Court vacancy

In November 2011 Chan was considered to fill a vacancy on the

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References

External links

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Official Biography on Court of Appeals website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Derrick H.M. 1955 births Living people 20th-century American lawyers 21st-century American judges American jurists of Asian descent California Western School of Law alumni Lawyers from Hawaii Hawaii state court judges Public defenders University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni