High Court of American Samoa
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The High Court of American Samoa is the highest court below the United States Supreme Court in American Samoa. The Court is located in the capital of Pago Pago. It consists of a Chief Justice and an Associate Justice, appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior.
[edit] Justices
| Name | Term as Associate Justice | Term as Chief Justice | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry P. Wood | — | 1921-1937 | Albert Bacon Fall (under Harding) |
| Arthur A. Morrow | — | 1937-1966 | Harold LeClair Ickes (under F. Roosevelt) |
| V.G. Roel | 1963-1966 | — | Stewart Lee Udall (under Kennedy) |
| Joseph W. Goss | 1966-1970 | — | Stewart Lee Udall (under Johnson) |
| H. Edward Hydon | — | 1966-1968 | Stewart Lee Udall (under Johnson) |
| Donald C. Crothers | — | 1968-1972 | Stewart Lee Udall (under Johnson) |
| Leslie N. Jochimsen | 1971-1975 | 1975-1976 | Rogers Clark Ballard Morton (under Nixon) |
| William J. McKnight III | — | 1972-1975 | Rogers Clark Ballard Morton (under Nixon) |
| K. William O'Connor | 1976-1977 | 1977-1978 | Thomas S. Kleppe (under Ford) |
| Richard I. Miyamoto | 1976-1978 | 1978-1981 | Thomas S. Kleppe (under Ford) (Associate Justice) Cecil D. Andrus (under Carter) (Chief Justice) |
| Thomas Murphy | 1980-1987 | — | Cecil D. Andrus (under Carter) |
| Robert Gardner | — | 1981-1986 | James G. Watt (under Reagan) |
| Grover Joseph Rees III | 1988-1991 | 1986-1988 | William Patrick Clark (under Reagan) (Chief Justice) Donald Paul Hodel (under Reagan) (Associate Justice) |
| F. Michael Kruse | 1987-1988 | 1988-present | Donald Paul Hodel (under Reagan) |
| Lyle L. Richmond | 1991-present | — | Manuel Lujan, Jr. (under G.H.W. Bush) |
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