| 词条 | John Lanham |
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Early lifeJohn Lanham was raised in an orphanage in South Carolina.[1] In an interview later in life, Lanham explained how the experience had affected his view of the law, "The first thing I think of when I study a law is: What will be its effect on (poor) people."[1] He served on a B-25 bomber during World War II and in the American infantry during the Korean War.[1] He arrived in Hawaii after the wars. CareerLanham was first elected to the last Hawaii Territorial Legislature before it became a state in 1959.[1] He next served in the Hawaii House of Representatives and then as a Hawaiian state senator.[1] During his time in office, Lanham focused on the creation of an office to assist the poor in paying for legal advice.[1] He also helped to create Hawaii's Family Court system, reformed the bail system and modernized the state's criminal code.[1] Hawaiian Governor John A. Burns appointed Lanham to the Hawaiian Circuit Court in Honolulu in 1970.[1]Lanham was named the Chief Justice of the Marshall Islands Supreme Court in 1982.[1] The Marshall Islands were a trust territory of United States at the time. DeathJohn C. Lanham died in California on August 14, 2007.[1] He was survived by his wife, Annie, daughters Patrice and Catherine, son Robert, and grandchildren Tatum and Kyle.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 {{cite news |title=John C. Lanham, 82, Circuit Court judge dies |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Aug/18/ln/hawaii708180341.html |newspaper=The Honolulu Advertiser |date=August 18, 2007 |accessdate=August 20, 2007}} External links
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