Mario R. Ramil
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Mario R. Ramil was an Associate Justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court
and was the second Filipino American
in the United States
to rise to the office. He served his tenure from 1993 to 2002.
Ramil was born and raised in the Novaliches, Quezon City
, Philippines
. Ramil's family immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area
when he was ten years old. He received his bachelor's degree in 1972 from California State University, Hayward and his Juris Doctor
(J.D.) degree in 1975 from University of California
Hastings College of the Law. He moved to Hawai'i in 1975 upon graduation from Hastings and joined the Attorney General's office, becoming Deputy Attorney General a year later. He became the state's insurance commissioner in the early 1980s, Director of Labor in 1987, and in 1993 was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. In 2002, he retired from his post, after two decades in public service, and entered private practice at Imanaka, Kudo and Fujimoto. Ramil is married to wife Judy, with two children, Jon and Bradley.
Hawaii State Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Hawaii is the highest court of the State of Hawaii in the United States. Its decisions are binding on all other courts of the Hawaii State Judiciary. The principal purpose of the Supreme Court is to review the decisions of the trial courts in which appeals have been granted...
and was the second Filipino American
Filipino American
Filipino Americans are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipino Americans, often shortened to "Fil-Ams", or "Pinoy",Filipinos in what is now the United States were first documented in the 16th century, with small settlements beginning in the 18th century...
in the United States
United States
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to rise to the office. He served his tenure from 1993 to 2002.
Ramil was born and raised in the Novaliches, Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. Ramil's family immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
when he was ten years old. He received his bachelor's degree in 1972 from California State University, Hayward and his Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
(J.D.) degree in 1975 from University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
Hastings College of the Law. He moved to Hawai'i in 1975 upon graduation from Hastings and joined the Attorney General's office, becoming Deputy Attorney General a year later. He became the state's insurance commissioner in the early 1980s, Director of Labor in 1987, and in 1993 was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. In 2002, he retired from his post, after two decades in public service, and entered private practice at Imanaka, Kudo and Fujimoto. Ramil is married to wife Judy, with two children, Jon and Bradley.