James S. Burns ‘55
Director

Education:
Saint Louis College, Honolulu, Hawaii Class of 1955
Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas Class of 1959 - B.S.
Villanova Law School, Villanova, Pennsylvania Class of 1962 - J.D.

Legal Experience:
Admitted 1962, Hawaii State Bar
Admitted 1965, Hawaii Federal District Court General practice of law, 1965-77
Per Diem Hawaii District Court Judge, 1976-77
Hawaii First Circuit Court Judge, 1977-80
Associate Judge, Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals, 1980-82
Chief Judge, Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals, 1982-2007
Adjunct Faculty, University of Hawaii’s William S. Richardson School of Law, 2007-

Organizations:
Chair, Hawaii Chapter of the American Judicature Society
Chair, American Inns of Court IV
Director, Easter Seals Hawaii
Director, Friends of the John A. Burns School of Medicine
Director, University Clinical, Education & Research Associates (UCERA)
Director, Friends of the William S. Richardson School of Law
Director, Pacific War Memorial Association
Member, Saint Louis Alumni Association
Member, Waialae Country Club