Wilfred Tsukiyama | |
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1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii | |
In office October 5, 1959 – December 31, 1965 | |
Preceded by | Philip L. Rice (Territorial Supreme Court) |
Succeeded by | William S. Richardson |
Personal details | |
Born | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | March 22, 1897
Died | January 6, 1966 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | (aged 68)
Political party | Republican |
Education | Coe College (BA) University of Chicago (LLB) |
Wilfred Chomatsu "Tsuky" Tsukiyama (Japanese: 築山 長松, March 22, 1897 – January 6, 1966) was an attorney, Territorial Senator, and chief justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii. He was the first Japanese American elected to the Territorial Senate of Hawaii, and the first to serve as a state Supreme Court Justice in the United States.