Background
Chuck, Walter GOonsun was born on September 10, 1920 in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, United States. Son of Hong Yee and Aoe (Ting) Chuck.
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Walter GOonsun Chuck
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University of Hawaii (Bachelor of Education, 1941). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 1948). Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Gamma Museum
Clerk: House of Representatives, Territory of Hawaii, 1951-1954: Senate, First Legislature, State of Hawaii, 1959-1962.
Member, Executive Committee, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960 and President, 1963, Bar Association of Hawaii. Director, National Association of Labor Relations Board, 1957-1958.
Chairman, Hawaii Employment Relations Board, 1957-1959. Magistrate, District Court of Honolulu, 1956-1963.
Member, Law Science Institute of America.
Member, Judicial Council, State of Hawaii, since 1959.
Career
Worked at Chuck Jones & MacLaren Attorneys at Law, A Law Corporation. Admitted to the bar, 1948, Hawaii. 1955, United States. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit.
1956,United States.
District Court, District of Hawaii. 1971, United States. Supreme Court. 1979, United States. Claims Court.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Pi Gamma Museum Clerk: House of Representatives, Territory of Hawaii, 1951-1954: Senate, First Legislature, State of Hawaii, 1959-1962. Member, Executive Committee, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960 and President, 1963, Bar Association of Hawaii.
Director, National Association of Labor Relations Board, 1957-1958. Chairman, Hawaii Employment Relations Board, 1957-1959.
Magistrate, District Court of Honolulu, 1956-1963.
Member, Law Science Institute of America. Member, Judicial Council, State of Hawaii, 1959. Member, Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee on Specialization, 1986-1987.
Director, Friends of Judiciary History Center on Hawaii, 1983.
Member: Hawaii State (Member, Committee on Rules of Evidence, 1978-1982) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1963. Chairman, American Bar Association Senior Lawyers, Hawaii Section, 1986) Bar Associations.
International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Director, 1955-1959). International Society of Barristers.
American Judicature Society.
(Also practicing individually).
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Hawaii Employment Relations Board, 1955-1959. Board directors National Association State Labor Relations Boards, 1957-1958, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, 1977-1980. Chief clerk Hawaii House of Representatives, 1951, 53, Hawaii Senate, 1959-1961.
Government appeal agent Selective Service System, 1953-1972. Former member judicial council State of Hawaii. Former member executive committee Hawaiian Open.
Former director Friends of Judiciary History Center Inc., 1983-1994. Former member board directors Young Men's Christian Association Captain infantry Hawaii Terrace Guard. Fellow International Academy Trial Lawyers (founder, dean, board directors, state representative), American College Trial Lawyers.
Member American Bar Association (former chairman Hawaii senior lawyers division, former member house of deals), Hawaii Bar Association (president 1963), Association of Trial Lawyers of America (former editor), University Hawaii Alumni Association (Distinguished Service award 1967, former director, board governors), Law Science Institute, Associate Students University Hawaii (president), American Judicature Society, International Society Barristers, American Institute Banking, Chinese Chamber of Commerce, University Hawaii Founders Alumni Association (vice president, board directors, Lifetime Achievement award 1994), Harvard Club of Hawaii, Waialae Country Club (president 1975), Oahu Country Club.
Connections
Married Marian Chun, September 11, 1943. Children: Jamie Allison, Walter Gregory, Meredith Jayne.
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Political Party
Republican
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