Homer Baird Kidwell Explained

Homer Baird Kidwell
Office:Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii
Term Start:1975
Term End:1979
Successor:Edward H. Nakamura
Office2:Deputy Attorney General of the Territory of Hawaii
Nominator2:J. Garner Anthony
Birth Date:20 October 1911
Death Place:Medford, Oregon
Spouse:Margaret Greenwell
Children:Alan Baird Kidwell
Frances Findley
Alma Mater:Taft College
Stanford University

Homer Baird Kidwell (October 20, 1911 – December 27, 2000) was an American lawyer. He worked as a corporate attorney in Los Angeles and Honolulu. From July 1, 1975 to February 28, 1979 he served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii.[1] [2]

Career

Kidwell graduated from Taft College in 1930 and Stanford University in 1935.[3] He worked in Los Angeles for a couple of years before moving to Hawaii in 1937. During the Second World War he served as deputy attorney general of the Territory of Hawaii. From 1975 to 1979 he was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii. In 1979, he retired to teach law at the University of Hawaii.[3]

Personal life

Kidwell married Margaret Greenwell on January 4, 1940. The couple had a son, Alan, and a daughter, Frances.

Notes and References

  1. News: Homer Baird Kidwell - Obituary . . 31 December 2000 . 22 May 2012 .
  2. Web site: Kestenbaum. Larry . Larry Kestenbaum . Kidwell, Homer Baird (1911-2000) . . 12 May 2012 . 22 May 2012 .
  3. News: Morse. Harold . H. Baird Kidwell Dies; Was High Court Justice . . 5 January 2001 . 22 May 2012 .