Clinton Rutledge Ashford

Background

Ashford, Clinton Rutledge was born on March 23, 1925 in Honolulu. Son of Huron Kanoelani and Lillian Radcliffe (Cooke) Ashford.

Education

University of California (Bachelor of Arts, 1945). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1950). Order of the Coif. Chief Justice, Supreme Court, Republic of the Marshall Islands, since 1989.

President, Hawaii State Bar Association, 1972.

Member, House of Delegates, 1972-1984 and Board of Governors, 1979-1982, American Bar Association.

Career

Worked at Ashford & Wriston (Honolulu, Hawaii) specializing in Real Property, Mediation, Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1950, Hawaii. 1967, United States. Supreme Court.

Order of the Coif.

Listed as one of the best real estate lawyers in Hawaii in The Best Lawyers in America, 1987—. Chief Justice, Supreme Court, Republic of the Marshall Islands, 1989-1996. President, Hawaii State Bar Association, 1972.

Member, House of Delegates, 1972-1984 and Board of Governors, 1979-1982, American Bar Association.

Member: American Law Institute. Fellow: American Bar Foundation.

American College of Trial Lawyers. American College of Real Estate Lawyers.

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Military: Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserve.

Achievements

• CLINTON ASHFORD has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Board directors Child and Family Service, Honolulu, 1967-1973, president, 1971. Board directors Health and Community Services Council, 1973-1975, Mediation Center of the Pacific, 1995-2000, Aloha United Way, 1975-1981, executive committee, 1977-1979. Board directors Hawaii Justice Foundation, 1994-1999, president, 1996.

With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, research, 1950-1964, retired lieutenant Commander emeritus. Fellow American Bar Foundation (emeritus), American College Trust and Estate Counsel, American College Real Estate Lawyers, American College Trial Lawyers, American Academy Appellate Lawyers, College Law Office Management. Member American Bar Association (board governors 1979-1982, executive committee 1981-1982), Hawaii Bar Association (president 1972), American Law Institute, American Judicature Society (board directors 1981-1986, chapter board directors 1998-2001), International Academy Estate and Trust Law, Order of Coif, Lambda Alpha (Aloha chapter).

Interests

• Avocations: amateur radio operator, blue water sailor. Email: [email protected].

Connections

Married Joan Beverly Schumm, August 24, 1951. Children: Marguerite, Frank, Bruce, James.

Father:

Huron Kanoelani Ashford

Mother:

Lillian Radcliffe (Cooke) Ashford

Spouse:

Joan Beverly Schumm

child:

James Ashford

child:

Marguerite Ashford

child:

Bruce Ashford

child:

Frank Ashford