Lawrence M. Reifurth Explained

Lawrence M. Reifurth
Office:Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Term Start:March 11, 2010
Term End:August 2019
Appointer:Linda Lingle
Predecessor:Craig H. Nakamura
Successor:Clyde J. Wadsworth
Birth Date:25 November 1957
Birth Place:Honolulu, Hawaii
Residence:Honolulu, Hawaii
Education:Marquette University, (B.S.)
Kellogg School of Management, (M.B.A.)
Northwestern University School of Law, (J.D.)

Lawrence M. Reifurth (born November 25, 1957) is a former Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.

Education

Reifurth received his Bachelor of Science in economics from Marquette University in 1979, his Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management in 1981, and his Juris Doctor from the Northwestern University School of Law in 1983.[1]

Legal career

After law school, Reifurth worked in private practice in San Francisco and Marin Counties in California. After moving to Hawaii in 1989, he worked as a deputy attorney general until 1994, when he was appointed by Governor John Waihee to serve as the State Insurance Commissioner.[2] He worked in private practice at Oshima Chun Fong & Chung. In 2003, he was appointed by Governor Linda Lingle to serve as Deputy Director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. In 2007, he was appointed as Director of the Department, where he served until his appointment to the Intermediate Court of Appeals.

Service on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals

He was nominated on January 7, 2010 to fill the vacancy left by the elevation of Craig H. Nakamura to be Chief Judge of the court. On February 5, 2010 he was confirmed unanimously by the Hawaii Senate.[3] He was sworn into office on March 10, 2011. He retired in August 2019.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: DCCA director nominated as judge on Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals . 2010-01-07 . the.honoluluadvertiser.com . The Honolulu Advertiser . en . 2018-10-08.
  2. Web site: Associate Judge Lawrence M. Reifurth. www.courts.state.hi.us. en. 2018-10-08.
  3. Web site: Reifurth confirmed as Hawaii appeals judge . 2010-02-06 . the.honoluluadvertiser.com . The Honolulu Advertiser . en . 2018-10-08.
  4. GOVERNOR IGE TO CONSIDER SIX LISTS OF JUDICIAL NOMINEES FOR FIRST CIRCUIT, INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS . July 29, 2019 . March 20, 2020.