Corinne Watanabe

Corinne Kaoru Amemiya Watanabe (born August 1, 1950) is an American judge from the state of Hawaii.[1] Watanabe was the first female Attorney General of Hawaii from 1985 until 1986.[2]

Corinne Watanabe
7th Attorney General of Hawaii
In office
1985–1986
GovernorGeorge Ariyoshi
Preceded byMichael A. Lilly
Succeeded byWarren Price III
Personal details
Born
Corinne Kaoru Amemiya

(1950-08-01) August 1, 1950
Wahiawa, Hawaii, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Hawai`i at Manoa Baylor University

Early life

Watanabe was born in Wahiawa, Hawaii on the island of Oʻahu. Her parents were Keiji and Setsuko (Matsumiya) Amemiya. Watanabe attended Leilehua High School in Wahiawa [3]

Watanabe received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa in 1971.[3]

Watanabe attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas and received a Juris Doctor degree (J.D.) in 1974.[1][3]

Career

Watanabe served as the Attorney General of Hawaii between 1985 and 1986.[4] One case that she judged on was Cobb v. State by Watanabe which tested the resign-to-run laws. The case in question was whether or not State Senator Steve Cobb had to resign his seat in order to become a candidate for the United States House of Representatives.[5] The judgement was that Article II, Section 7 of the Hawaii Constitution did not apply for federal office.[6] Cobb went on to run in the 1986 Special election in Hawaii's 1st congressional district, but came in fourth place.

Watanabe has been a judge on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals since 1992.

References
  1. "Judge Corinne K.A. Watanabe (Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals) – CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. "NAAG | Hawaii Former AttorneysGeneral". www.naag.org. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. "Associate Judge Corinne K.A. Watanabe". www.courts.state.hi.us. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. Lipschultz, Sybil (October 24, 2018). Locating the Role of Labor Politics within Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century: Women, the Law, and the Workplace. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-07074-7.
  5. "Cobb v. State by Watanabe". Justia Law. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. Cobb v. State by Watanabe, 722, July 28, 1986, p. 1032

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