Walter Meheula Heen
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter, Walter Meheula Heen was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. He earned a law degree from Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) Law Center in 1955. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1928 · age 98
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- No recorded vote
- Education
- University of Hawaii 1953 · Georgetown College (now Georgetown) Law Center 1955
- Succeeded
- Dick Yin Wong
- Succeeded by
- Harold Michael Fong
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | District of Hawaii succeeded Dick Yin Wong | Carter (D) | – |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Private practice, Honolulu, Hawaii | 1955-1972 |
| Deputy city attorney, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory | 1957-1958 |
| Territorial representative, Hawaii Territory | 1959 |
| State representative, Hawaii | 1959-1964 |
| State senator, Hawaii | 1966-1968 |
| City councilman, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1969-1972; chairman | 1969-1970 |
| Judge, District Court of Hawaii, First Judicial Circuit | 1972-1974 |
| Judge, Circuit Court of Hawaii, First Judicial Circuit | 1974-1978 |
| U.S. attorney for the District of Hawaii | 1978-1980 |
| Associate judge, Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals | 1982-1994 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Heen authored 4 published opinions for the court (1981). Most cited: Greenside v. Ariyoshi (9 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Greenside v. Ariyoshi | 526 F. Supp. 1194 | 9 |
| 1981 | Department of Education v. Valenzuela | 524 F. Supp. 261 | 3 |
| 1981 | Dillingham Corp. v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners Local 745 | 519 F. Supp. 734 | 2 |
| 1981 | Hafer v. AIR LINE PILOTS ASS'N, INTERN. | 525 F. Supp. 874 | 0 |
Showing the 4 most-cited of 4 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Walter Meheula Heen?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Walter Meheula Heen to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii.
- Was Walter Meheula Heen appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Walter Meheula Heen was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- Which court was Walter Meheula Heen on?
- Walter Meheula Heen was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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