Judge Sam King: A Memoir - Rilegato

King, Samuel P.

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ISBN 10: 1935690388 ISBN 13: 9781935690382

Casa editrice: Watermark Pub, 2013

Riassunto

When Judge Samuel P. King died in 2010 at the age of 94, Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie called him "the heart and soul of Hawaii." Now, in King's own words, Judge Sam King: A Memoir presents the story of the man who not only witnessed Hawaiian history but helped shape the future of the islands he loved.Born to one of Hawaii's most illustrious families, Samuel Pailthorpe King presided over state and federal courtrooms for more than a half-century—making landmark decisions with warmth, wisdom and an enduring humanity—but was perhaps best known for protecting people who had little or no power of their own. King presided over some of Hawaii's most sensational trials, from organized crime to the Palmyra murder trials, and upheld the 1967 Hawaii Land Reform Act, which shifted property ownership in Hawaii from large trusts to ordinary citizens. King was also a co-author of the original "Broken Trust" essay in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and the subsequent book of the same title chronicling the mismanagement of the Bishop Estate by its trustees in the 1990s. He liked to observe that "people aren't created for laws; laws are created for people" and believed that the whole purpose of government, besides keeping its people safe, is to protect the underprivileged from the privileged. In the book's foreword, the late U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye called King "the real deal," noting that "Hawaii was fortunate to have had Sam King on the bench. He served the people of Hawaii well and brought honor to our state and nation."

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L'autore

Born in China and raised in the Territory of Hawaii, Samuel Pailthorpe King was the part-Hawaiian son of the territorial Governor Samuel Wilder King, a grandson of the minister of the interior of the former Republic of Hawaii and a great-grandson of a Supreme Court justice of the former kingdom of Hawaii. Until his death in 2010, he resided in Honolulu with his wife, Anne. He is survived by Anne, their childred—Samuel P. King, Jr., Louise King Lanzilotti and Charlotte King Stretch—and six grandchildren.Jerry Burris is a former political writer and editorial-page editor of The Honolulu Advertiser and staff writer for Hawaii Business magazine.Ken Kobayshi, The Advertiser's longtime court reporter, is now a reporter for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

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Sam King enjoyed all the impressive trappings of a federal judge—the JD from Yale, the baritone voice, the black robe, the highest seat in the courtroom, bailiffs and clerks doing his bidding. Yet what people noticed most about him was that he genuinely cared about people. King acknowledged everyone he met, civic and business leaders, clerks and janitors alike. He even made regular visits to convicts he had sentenced to prison.He was also well known for his sense of humor and irreverence; he was particularly fond of calling the members of the United States Supreme Court “the guys in the black muumuus.” But what Sam King was deadly serious about was protecting people, particularly those who had little or no power of their own. In his half-century on the bench, he presided over some of the most sensational of Hawai'i's organized crime trials, and he upheld the 1967 Hawai'i Land Reform Act that shifted property ownership in Hawai'i from large trusts to ordinary citizens. He liked to observe that “people aren't created for laws; laws are created for people.” Sam King believed that the whole purpose of government, besides keeping its people safe, is to protect the underprivileged from the privileged.In Judge Sam King: A Memoir, Samuel P. King discusses these and many other issues—issues he helped shape in a long and inspirational lifetime of unparalleled community service.

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• Editore: Watermark Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1935690388
• ISBN 13: 9781935690382
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 138