Bert T. Kobayashi | |
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Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii | |
In office 1969–1978 | |
Preceded by | Jack Mizuha |
Succeeded by | Herman T. F. Lum |
Attorney General of Hawaii | |
In office 1962–1969 | |
Preceded by | Shiro Kashiwa |
Succeeded by | Bertram Kanbara |
Personal details | |
Born | Territory of Hawaii, U.S. | July 8, 1916
Died | October 6, 2005 | (aged 89)
Spouse | Victoria Tsuchiya ( c. 1941) |
Children | 4 |
Bert Takaaki Kobayashi Sr. (July 8, 1916 – October 6, 2005) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii from July 17, 1969, to December 29, 1978. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Kobayashi was born in 1916 to Japanese immigrant parents. [3] He attended President William McKinley High School, graduating in 1935. He attended Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, and Harvard Law School. [1]
In 1962, Governor John Burns appointed Kobayashi Attorney General of Hawaii, after Kobayashi turned down a previous offer from Burns to run as his lieutenant governor. Burns appointed Kobayashi to the state supreme court in 1969. [1]