Alexander George Morison Robertson (September 3, 1867 – August 21, 1947) was chief justice of the

Supreme Court of Hawaii The Supreme Court of Hawaii is the highest court of the Hawaii, State of Hawaii in the United States. Its decisions are binding on all other courts of the Hawaii State Judiciary. The principal purpose of the Supreme Court is to review the decis ...

from March 9, 1911 to January 1, 1918. Robertson was the son of

George Morison Robertson George Morison Robertson (February 26, 1821 – March 12, 1867) was an early politician and judge in the Kingdom of Hawaii. Born in Scotland, he settled in Hawaii in 1844 during the whaling era. During his career in Hawaii, he served in many pol ...

, "a distinguished associate justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court", and Robertson "maintained family tradition as an outstanding jurist". On February 9, 1888, Robertson became a second lieutenant in the Honolulu Rifles division, later becoming a captain of the Hawaiian Volunteers, First Battalion. From August 12, 1893 Robertson became a District Magistrate in Honolulu, serving in this capacity until May 29, 1894. In 1894, he became Deputy Attorney General of the Republic of Hawaii, and "was a delegate to the Hawaiian Constitutional Convention and served as a member of Governor Dole's staff". He was elected to the Hawaiian House of Representatives for three terms, serving from 1895 to 1901. In 1910, President

William Howard Taft William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected pr ...

appointed Robertson to be the territorial United States district judge for Hawaii. On March 9, 1911, Robertson was appointed Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court. He was reappointed on August 5, 1915. He announced his resignation from the court on December 10, 1917, effective January 1, 1918. He returned to private practice, but returned to public service decades later, serving on the

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from November 19, 1942 to July 1, 1947. He married May 29, 1907 to Hawaiian opera singer

Ululani McQuaid Ululani Papaikaniau McQuaid Robertson (later Jabulka) (1890–1970) was a Hawaiian opera singer and civic leader. Biography McQuaid was born to family with large landholdings in Kupanihi Valley on Oahu island, and with royal ancestry on her m ...

(1890–1970).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Alexander George Morison 1867 births 1947 deaths Justices of the Hawaii Supreme Court Judges of the United States District Court for the Territory of Hawaii United States district court judges appointed by William Howard Taft

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