Herbert Young Cho Choy

Personal

Birthday: 
1/6/1916
Birthplace: 
Makaweli, Kauai, HI
Date of Death: 
3/10/2004
Place of Death: 
Honolulu, HI
Race or Ethnicity: 
Asian American
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Hawaii Territorial Guard, 1941-1942
U.S. Army, 1942-1946
Private practice, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1946-1971

Education

Name of School: 
University of Hawaii
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1938
Name of School - Second: 

Harvard Law School

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Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1941

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Court Name: 

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating: 
Richard M. Nixon
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
4/23/1971
Retirement from Active Service: 
10/3/1984
Termination Date: 
3/10/2004
Termination Reason: 
Death