Clyde J. Wadsworth
Clyde J. Wadsworth | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | David Ige |
| Preceded by | Lawrence M. Reifurth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1958[1] Roswell, New Mexico |
| Education | Princeton University UCLA School of Law (J.D.) |
Clyde J. Wadsworth is a Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.
Education
[edit]Wadsworth received his bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Princeton University. He earned his Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law, where he served as an editor of the UCLA Law Review.[2]
Legal career
[edit]Wadsworth was of counsel to Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing in Honolulu. From January 2017 to October 2019, Wadsworth served as the Solicitor General of Hawaii. In 2014, he was counsel for an amicus curiae supporting marriage equality in Hawaii's marriage equality case, Jackson v. Abercrombie, before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[2]
Service on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
[edit]Wadsworth was one of six applicants being considered for a vacancy.[3] On August 28, 2019, Governor David Ige announced the appointment of Wadsworth to the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals to fill the seat left vacant by the retirement of Judge Lawrence M. Reifurth in August 2019.[1] On September 16, 2019, he had a hearing before the Judiciary Committee of the Hawaii Senate.[4] His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on September 17, 2019. He was sworn into office on October 21, 2019 and ceremoniously sworn in on November 12, 2019.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GOV. IGE APPOINTS ONE TO INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS AND FIVE TO FIRST CIRCUIT COURT" (Press release). August 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "ATG NEWS RELEASE: NEW SOLICITOR GENERAL CLYDE WADSWORTH NAMED" (Press release). Honolulu, Hawaii. January 6, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "GOVERNOR IGE TO CONSIDER SIX LISTS OF JUDICIAL NOMINEES FOR FIRST CIRCUIT, INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS" (Press release). July 29, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Special Session Planned On Hawaii Court Nominees". www.hawaiipublicradio.org. September 8, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Clyde J. Wadsworth Sworn In as New Associate Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals". www.courts.state.hi.us. November 13, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.