Arthur Ngirakelsong (born 1941 or 1942) was
chief justice of the
Supreme Court of Palau
The Supreme Court of Palau is the highest court of Palau. Article X of the Constitution vests the Supreme Court with judicial power and provides for its operation and jurisdiction. The Supreme Court is divided into a Trial Division and an Appel ...
from 1992 to 2020.
Ngirakelsong was educated at
Rutgers University
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in the
United States of America
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, graduating in 1974 with a Doctor of Jurisprudence.
from 1976 he worked as an attorney for the staff of the Congress of
Micronesia
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in the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia administered by the United States from 1947 to 1994.
History
Spain initially claimed the islands that later composed the territory of the Trus ...
.
He began his judicial career as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Palau in 1986.
He became Chief Justice in 1992, following the death of
Mamoru Nakamura. He resigned from the position on 1 June 2020.
References
Palauan judges
Living people
Rutgers University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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