| Bert T. Kobayashi | |
| Birth Date: | 8 July 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Territory of Hawaii, U.S. |
| Office: | Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii |
| Term: | 1969–1978 |
| Predecessor: | Jack Mizuha |
| Successor: | Herman T. F. Lum |
| Office1: | Attorney General of Hawaii |
| Term1: | 1962–1969 |
| Predecessor1: | Shiro Kashiwa |
| Successor1: | Bertram Kanbara |
| Spouse: | Victoria Tsuchiya |
| 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]