| Michael D. Wilson | |
| Office: | Associate Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court |
| Termstart: | April 17, 2014 |
| Termend: | March 31, 2023 |
| Nominator: | Neil Abercrombie |
| Predecessor: | Simeon R. Acoba |
| Successor: | Lisa M. Ginoza |
| Education: | University of Wisconsin–Madison (BS) Antioch School of Law (JD) |
Michael D. Wilson (born April 1953)[1] is an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court from 2014 to 2023. Prior to being appointed to the Hawaii Supreme Court, Wilson served as a circuit court judge for the Hawaii First Circuit from 2000 to 2014.
Wilson received a Bachelor of Science from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1975 and a Juris Doctor from Antioch School of Law in Washington D.C. in 1979.[2] He was raised in Kailua and graduated from Kailua High School.
Early in his career, he was a partner in the law firms of Pavey Wilson & Glickstein and Hart Wolff & Wilson where he practiced civil and criminal trial and appellate law.[3] He previously served as the director of the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, chair of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, chair of the State Water Commission and a trustee of the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission.
Wilson was appointed as a judge of the Hawaii First Circuit on May 10, 2000. On February 18, 2014, Governor Neil Abercrombie appointed Wilson to serve as a justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the mandatory retirement of Simeon R. Acoba. He was Abercrombie's third appointment to the supreme court.[4] On March 17, 2014, his nomination was approved by the Hawaii Senate by a 23–1 vote.[5] [6] He was sworn into office on April 17, 2014.[7] He retired from the court on March 31, 2023.[8]