Dick Yin Wong (September 13, 1920 – December 26, 1978) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.

Education and career

Wong was born on September 13, 1920, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

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in 1942. He received a Master of Arts degree from the

in 1944. He received a

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from

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in 1950. He was in the United States Army as a

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from 1945 to 1947. He was an accountant in Chicago, Illinois, from 1947 to 1949. He was in private practice of law in Honolulu, from 1950 to 1951, from 1960 to 1961, from 1962 to 1968 and from 1973 to 1975. He was an accountant in Honolulu, from 1951 to 1961 and from 1962 to 1968. He was a Judge of the

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, from 1960 to 1968. He was a Judge of the First Circuit Court of Hawaii, from 1968 to 1973.

Federal judicial service

Wong was nominated by President

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on March 17, 1975, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii vacated by Judge Martin Pence. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24, 1975, and received his commission on April 25, 1975. Wong became the first

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to be a federal judge in the U.S. His service was terminated on December 26, 1978, due to his death.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Dick Yin 1920 births 1978 deaths Lawyers from Honolulu Hawaii state court judges Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii United States district court judges appointed by Gerald Ford 20th-century American judges University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni 20th-century American lawyers United States Army non-commissioned officers Hawaii people of Chinese descent United States Army personnel of World War II

Education and career

Federal judicial service

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