Background
Edmunds, John Sanford was born on January 3, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Arthur Edmunds and Sarah Bernadine (Miles) Edmunds.
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John Sanford Edmunds
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Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, 1964). University of Southern California (Juris Doctor, 1967).
Career
Okada v. Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation Indem. Corporation, 823 F.2d 276 (9th Circuit (Hawaii) 1986); Brandenburger v. Thompson, 494 F.2d 885 (9th Circuit (Hawaii) 1974); Keiter v. Penn Mutual Insurance. Company, 900 F.Supp. 1339 (Doctorate.Haw. 1995); Okada v. Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation Indem. Corporation, 608 F.Supp. 383 (Doctorate.Haw. 1985); In re Holoholo Litigation, 557 F.Supp. 1024, 1984 A.M.C. 436 (Doctorate.Haw. 1983); In re Holoholo, 512 F.Supp. 889 (Doctorate.Haw. 1981); Uncle John"s of Hawaii v. Mid-Pacific Restaurants, 71 Haw. 412, 794 P.2d 614 (1990); McCarthy v. Jaress, 6 Haw.App. 143, 711 P.2d 1315 (Hawaii Appendix 1985); Republican Party of Hawaii v. Waihee, 68 Haw. 258, 709 P.2d 980 (1985); McCarthy v. Yempuku, 5 Haw.App. 45, 678 P.2d 11 (Hawaii Appendix 1984); Toledo v. Lam, 67 Haw. 20, 675 P.2d 773 (1984); Seibel v. Kemble, 63 Haw. 516, 631 P.2d 173 (1981); State v. Schutter, 60 Haw. 221, 60 Haw. 677, 588 P.2d 428 (1978); Abramson v. Board of Regents, University of Hawaii, 56 Haw. 680, 548 P.2d 253 (1976).Worked at Edmunds Maki Verga & Thorn (Honolulu, Hawaii) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Law, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Defense of Selected Criminal Cases. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Hawaii, United States. District Court, District of Hawaii and United States.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
1972, United States. Supreme Court. Author: "Prepaid Legal Service: Its Development and Future," (Participant 1), Volume XI, Number.
4, Hawaii Bar Journal, 1975. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Hawaii School of Law, 1984-1985.
Chief Deputy Public Defender, State of Hawaii, 1970-1972.
President, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, 1971-1973. Member: Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, 1974-1975. State Task Force on Criminal Justice Standards, 1976-1977.
Special Deputy Attorney General, State of Hawaii, 1977-1978.
Acting Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 1981-1982. Member, Hawaii Federal Judicial Selection Commission, 1985-1986.
Member: Hawaii State (Chairman, Prepaid Legal Services Committee, 1974, 1975) and American Bar Associations. Hawaii Academy of Plaintiff"s Attorneys (Member, Board of Governors, 1982-1983 and 1995).
American Bar Foundation.
Master of the Bench, American Inns of Court. International Academy of Trial Lawyers. International Society of Barristers.
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (Chairman, Hawaii State Committee, 1992-1993.
Member: Legal Ethics Committee. National Professionalism Committee).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, 1974-1975. State Task Force on Criminal Justice Standards, 1976-1977. Special Deputy Attorney General, State of Hawaii, 1977-1978.
Acting Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 1981-1982.
Member, Hawaii Federal Judicial Selection Commission, 1985-1986. Member: Hawaii State (Chairman, Prepaid Legal Services Committee, 1974, 1975) and American Bar Associations.
Hawaii Academy of Plaintiff"s Attorneys (Member, Board of Governors, 1982-1983 and 1995). American Bar Foundation.
Master of the Bench, American Inns of Court.
International Academy of Trial Lawyers. International Society of Barristers. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (Chairman, Hawaii State Committee, 1992-1993.
Connections
Married Virginia Maejan Ching, November 30, 1975. Children: Laura, Shauna.
