Alex R. Munson

Alex Robert Munson
Senior Judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 28, 2010
2nd Chief Judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
In office
November 18, 1988 – February 28, 2010
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byAlfred Laureta
Succeeded byRamona Villagomez Manglona
Personal details
Born (1941-09-25) September 25, 1941 (age 83)
South Gate, California, U.S.

Alex Robert Munson (born September 25, 1941) is an inactive American jurist.[1] He was sworn in as chief judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands on November 18, 1988,[2] and he took senior status effective February 28, 2010.[3] Prior to assuming his position on the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, in 1981 he was appointed the Chief Justice of the High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,[4] and in 1989 became a designated judge for the District Court of Guam.[1]

Early life and career

Alex Robert Munson was born September 25, 1941 in South Gate, California. He received his undergraduate degree in 1964 and an M.A. in 1965 from Long Beach State College, an Ed.D. degree in 1970 from the University of Southern California, and a J.D. degree from Loyola University School of Law in 1975. Prior to and immediately following law school, Munson served as a teacher with the Anglewood Unified School District. From 1977 to 1978, Munson was an associate with the law firm of Robert S. Talbert & Associates; from 1978 to 1982, he was an associate with the firm of Kirtland & Packard; and from 1982 to 1988, he was Chief Justice of the High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, which was under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of the Interior, until that entity ceased to exist.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Guzman, Jacqueline Perry (February 6, 2016). "District Court honors former Chief Judge Alex Munson". Guam Daily Post. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Laureta retires from bench". Pacific Daily News. November 21, 1988.
  3. ^ Ferdie de la Torre (December 2, 2009). "Munson tells Obama he is retiring in Feb". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on December 20, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  4. ^ "Trust Territory Reporter". Commonwealth Law Revision Commission. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  5. ^ "PRESIDENT NOMINATES ALEX R. MUNSON TO THE FEDERAL BENCH". White House Press Secretary. September 28, 1998. Retrieved May 17, 2024.