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Daniel R. Foley
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals, 2000-present
- He held the role of an associate judge on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals from 2000 to 2016
- In 2011, Foley was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Palau, a role he continues to hold as a nonresident justice
- Judge, Court of Appeals of Minnesota, 1983-1991
- Associate at Carrow, Jones, Applen and Forest in Marin County, California, in 1974–1975, with a focus on construction litigation
- His mediator biography also identifies him as a nonresident justice of the Palau Supreme Court
Education
- University of San Francisco, a Jesuit institution — J.D.
- JD degrees at University of San Francisco
Additional information
- Appointed by Governor Ben Cayetano in 2000, Foley served on the Hawai‘i Intermediate Court of Appeals until 2016
- During 1984–2000 he handled trial and appellate litigation: eleven years as a Partington and Foley partner, two years in solo practice, and three years as legal director of the ACLU of Hawaii.
- Practitioner, 1999-1999
- prof, 1999-1999
- legal counsel in Micronesia, drafting constitutions, statutes, and mediating disputes for governments and constitutional conventions in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Yap, and Kosrae (1975–1983)
- From 1975–1983 he advised government bodies, constitutional conventions and organizations in Micronesia, drafting charters, constitutions and statutes and negotiating disputes involving self-government and sovereignty.
- Daniel R. Foley’s legal career began in 1974.
- After college, Foley served in the Peace Corps in Lesotho, southern Africa, from 1969 to 1970.
- Born 1946.
- American retired attorney and judge, best known for his pivotal role in the Baehr v.
- Miike case that challenged Hawaii’s ban on same-sex marriage, and for his later service as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Palau
- B.A
- He subsequently became a Fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators and completed mediation training at the Mediation Center of the Pacific and Pepperdine School of Law
- He chaired the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission and co-chaired the Appellate Task Force and Committee on Equality and Access to the Courts.
- He drafted the rules and regulations of the Hawai‘i Civil Rights Commission and taught civil rights litigation at the William S. Richardson School of Law
- handling thousands of appeals in civil, criminal, family, and administrative cases.
- He chaired the Hawai‘i Access to Justice Commission and co-chaired the Hawai‘i Appellate Task Force and Committee on Equality and Access to the Courts
- He has received honors from the Hawai‘i State Bar Association, ACLU Hawai‘i, and other organizations for his work in civil rights and access to justice
- He drafted Hawaii Civil Rights Commission rules and taught civil rights litigation at the Richardson School of Law.
- Honors came from Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii, Japanese American Citizens League Hawaii, Hawaii State Bar Association, Hawaii Women Lawyers, Hawaii Justice Foundation, ACLU Hawaii, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, and Honolulu Magazine.
- Admissions include Hawaii, California, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, U.S. Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit and Hawaii federal district court.
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