Alan Cooke Kay
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2000 |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii | |
| In office 1991–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Harold Michael Fong |
| Succeeded by | David Alan Ezra |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii | |
| In office September 15, 1986 – January 2, 2000 |
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| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | new seat authorized by 98 Stat. 333. |
| Succeeded by | John Michael Seabright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 5, 1932 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Noel Emily Murchie (divorced) Patricia Eileen Patmont |
| Relations | Clarence Hyde Cooke (maternal grandfather) Anna Rice Cooke (great grandmother) Charles Montague Cooke (great grandfather) William Harrison Rice (great-great grandfather) Amos Starr Cooke (great-great grandfather) |
| Children | Three |
| Parents | Harold Thomas Kay and Anna Frances Cooke |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Boalt Hall School of Law |
Alan Cooke Kay (born July 5, 1932) is an American lawyer and judge. He serves as judge on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
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Life
Kay was born in 1932 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father was Harold Thomas Kay (1896–1976) and mother was Anna Frances Cooke (1903–1956). His maternal grandfather was Clarence Hyde Cooke (1876–1944), great grandparents Anna Rice Cooke (1853–1934) and Charles Montague Cooke (1849–1909), and great-great grandfathers include William Harrison Rice (1813–1863) and Amos Starr Cooke (1810–1871). He had two children from his first wife Noel Emily Murchie, and one from his second wife Patricia Eileen Patmont.[1]
He attended Princeton University where he got an A.B. in 1957 and the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law where he received a LL.B., 1960.
He served as a U.S. Marine Corps Corporal, 1953–1955, was in private practice in Honolulu 1960-1986, and was director of the Legal Aid Society in Honolulu 1968-1971.
Kay was nominated by Ronald Reagan on July 3, 1986, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333 on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12, 1986, and received his commission on September 15, 1986. Served as chief judge, 1991–1999 and assumed senior status on January 2, 2000.[2]
Family tree
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References
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- ↑ Kay, Alan Cooke profile from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Alan Cooke Kay at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 1991–1999 |
Succeeded by David Alan Ezra |
| Preceded by
new seat authorized by 98 Stat. 333
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 1986–2000 |
Succeeded by John Michael Seabright |
- Pages with broken file links
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1932 births
- Living people
- People from Honolulu, Hawaii
- Princeton University alumni, 1950–59
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
- United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
- United States Marines
