Miguel S. Demapan

Miguel Demapan
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
In office
1999–2011
Appointed byPedro Tenorio
Preceded byMarty Taylor
Succeeded byAlexandro Castro
Associate Justice of the Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court
In office
1998–1999
Appointed byPedro Tenorio
Preceded byPedro Atalig
Succeeded byJohn Mangloña
Personal details
BornMiguel Sablan Demapan
c. 1953
Saipan, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now Northern Mariana Islands)
DiedJune 30, 2012 (aged 58–59)
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
EducationSeattle University (BA)
Golden Gate University (MBA)
Santa Clara University (JD)

Miguel Sablan Demapan (c. 1953 – June 30, 2012) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands from 1999 to 2011.[1][2]

Born on Saipan, Demapan attended Marianas High School, obtained a Bachelor of Science from the Seattle University in 1975, an MBA at Golden Gate University in 1983, and a JD from Santa Clara University in 1985.[2]

Demapan returned to the Mariana Islands to practice business law. He was called to the judiciary in 1992 as an Associate Judge of the Commonwealth Superior Court, and in 1998 as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. He became Chief Justice in 1999 after being appointed by Governor Pedro Tenorio.[2]

Demapan died of colon cancer on June 30, 2012, in Saipan. He was 59.

References

  1. ↑ Former chief justice Demapan passes away Archived December 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Saipan Tribune, July 1, 2012
  2. 1 2 3 Official Biography Archived September 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine US Department of the Interior, accessed July 1, 2012
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