District of Hawaii / Appointed / Served to 1981

Walter Meheula Heen

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

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. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter
Confirmed
No recorded vote
Education
University of Hawaii 1953 · Georgetown College (now Georgetown) Law Center 1955
Succeeded
Dick Yin Wong
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1981District of Hawaii · succeeded Dick Yin WongCarter (D)

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.

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