- James E. Duffy, Jr.
James E. Duffy, Jr. (born
June 4 ,1942 ) is anassociate justice of theHawaii State Supreme Court . He is currently serving a term that lasts from 2003 to 2013. He also is a former federal judicial nominee to theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit .Early life and education
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Duffy graduated from Cretin High School in
Saint Paul, Minnesota , Duffy earned a bachelor's degree from the College of St. Thomas in 1965 [ [http://www.appellate-counsellor.com/profiles/duffy.htm Profile of Judge James E. Duffy, Jr ] ] . He then went on toMarquette University to obtain his doctorate of jurisprudence in 1968.http://clinton6.nara.gov/1999/06/1999-06-17-president-clinton-nominates-three-to-the-federal-bench.html]Professional career
Duffy began his legal career in 1968 at the law firm Cobb & Gould where he became an associate. He joined the law firm Chuck & Fujiyama in
Honolulu, Hawaii as an associate. In 1975, Duffy became a senior partner and the firm was renamed Fujiyama, Duffy & Fujiyama. Duffy retired from Fujiyama, Duffy & Fujiyama in 2000 and worked as a mediator from 2000 until his appointment to theHawaii State Supreme Court in 2003. [ [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Nov/23/ln/ln09a.html Top jurists represent diverse backgrounds | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper ] ]Unsuccessful nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
On
June 17 ,1999 , President Bill Clinton nominated Duffy to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to replace JudgeCynthia Holcomb Hall , who had taken senior status onAugust 31 ,1997 . Although Duffy had the support of both of Hawaii's U.S. senators at the time, his nomination languished in the Republican-led Senate, which declined to hold aU.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing or vote on his nomination.In a quixotic move, Clinton renominated Duffy and several other appeals-court nominees on
January 3 ,2001 . [ [http://archives.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/stories/01/04/clinton.judges/index.html Clinton calls on Congress to act on judicial nominations - January 4, 2001 ] ] President George W. Bush onMarch 20 ,2001 withdrew Duffy's nomination, along with those of 62 other executive and judicial nominees, choosing not to renominate Duffy. [ [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/03/20/politics/main280123.shtml Bush Dumps Clinton Nominees, 62 Executive And Judicial Nominees Are Pulled... - CBS News ] ]Later in 2001, Bush nominated
Richard R. Clifton of Hawaii for the seat to which Duffy had been nominated, and Clifton was confirmed in a 98-0 vote of the U.S. Senate onJuly 30 ,2002 . [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_R._Clifton]Nomination to and service on the Hawaii State Supreme Court
In 2003, Hawaii Governor
Linda Lingle appointed Duffy from his private practice to the five-member Hawaii State Supreme Court. Though appointed by a governor from theHawaii Republican Party , Duffy is a member of theHawaii Democratic Party . [ [http://starbulletin.com/2008/03/09/news/story02.html Selection panel limits judgeship picks | starbulletin.com | News | /2008/03/09/ ] ]"Hawaii has been very good to me, both personally and professionally, and this is my opportunity to pay back some of the good things that have been done for me in the practice of law and personally," Duffy said at a news conference while standing next to Lingle, according to an April 15, 2003 Associated Press article.
ee also
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President Clinton's judicial appointments controversy References
External links
* [http://starbulletin.com/2003/04/16/news/story5.html Starbulletin article on Duffy's nomination]
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