Alfred Laureta
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Alfred Laureta | |
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| Judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands | |
| In office July 14, 1978 – November 18, 1988 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | seat created |
| Succeeded by | Alex R. Munson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1924 |
| Died | November 16, 2020 (aged 96) |
| Education | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (BEd) Fordham University (LLB) |
Alfred Laureta (May 21, 1924 – November 16, 2020) was a district judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.
Laureta was born May 21, 1924, in Ewa District, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii.[1] He earned his Bachelor of Education from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and his Bachelor of Laws from the Fordham University School of Law.[2]
Legal career
He served as a judge of the 1st Circuit Court in Honolulu from 1967 to 1969. From 1969 to 1978 he served as a judge of the 5th Circuit Court in Kauai.[3]
District Court service
He was recommended to a judgeship by Senator Daniel Inouye.[3] On April 7, 1978, President Jimmy Carter nominated Laureta to be a judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.[4] On April 10, 1978, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[5] He was confirmed in June 1978, was sworn in on July 14, 1978, and was the first federal judge of Filipino ancestry in U.S. history.[6][1] He retired on November 18, 1988.[7] He died on November 16, 2020, at the age of 96.[8]
Personal life
He met his wife Evelyn in New York while she was a nursing student and she died in 2012.[9]