Benjamin Menor

Benjamin Menor (September 27, 1922 – July 4, 1986) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii from April 16, 1974, to December 30, 1981.

Biography

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Born in the Philippines, Menor came to Hawaii with his family at age 8 and attended the local schools, graduating from Hilo High School in 1941 and attending Honolulu Business College . He obtained U.S. citizenship and served in the United States Army during World War II , from 1944 to 1946, fighting in the Philippines.

After the war, he received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Hawaiʻi in 1950, followed by a Juris Doctor from the Boston University School of Law in 1952.

Menor held various private and public positions before being nominated to the state supreme court, including a term as a member of the Hawaii State Senate from 1962 to 1966. Menor was the first person of Filipino ancestry to be elevated to a state supreme court in the United States.

Menor's predecessor, Masaji Marumoto , resigned from the court in December 1973 to enable Governor John A. Burns to appoint his successor, with Burns then appointing Menor to the seat.

Personal life and death

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Menor's brother is Barney B. Menor , a former member of the Hawaii House of Representatives . Menor married Angie Iranon of Honolulu, with whom he had three sons including longtime legislator Ron Menor . He died in Honolulu at the age of 63, after developing throat cancer . He is interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific .

References

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 "Pioneer Menor is dead at 63", _Hawaii Tribune-Herald_ (July 6, 1986), page 1.

 "Big Islanders Tapped For Major Court Posts", _Hawaii Tribune-Herald_ (March 13, 1974), page 1.

1. ↑ Douglas Boswell, "Burns dealt a blow on appointments", The Honolulu Advertiser (July 27, 1974), page 1.
2. ↑ Morse, Harold (November 18, 1999). "Barney Menor, ex-legislator, dies at 68" . archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2024-07-06.

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