Doug Chin

Doug Chin

Attorney General of Hawaii
Incumbent
Assumed office March 12, 2015
Governor	David Ige
Preceded by	Russell Suzuki (Acting)
Personal details
Born	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	2
Alma mater	Stanford University University of Hawaii, Manoa

Douglas S. Chin is an American attorney and the current Attorney General of Hawaii.

Early life and education

Douglas S. Chin was born in Seattle to Chinese immigrant parents, his mother a librarian, and his father a civil engineer. He grew up studying violin and piano.^[1] He earned his B.A. in English from Stanford University and his J.D. degree from the University of Hawaii's William S. Richardson School of Law.

Career

Peter Carlisle hired Chin as city prosecutor in 1998. He spent 12 years at the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney's office and was named first deputy in 2006. Chin was an associate attorney at the law firm Carlsmith Ball from 2005 to 2006. Carlisle nominated Chin to be the city's managing director in 2010.^[1] In 2013 he returned to Carlsmith Ball as managing partner. Governor David Ige nominated Chin for Attorney General of Hawaii in January 2015.^[2] The Hawaii Senate was unanimous in its confirmation of Chin on March 12, 2015.^[3]

Personal life

Chin is married and has two children. He lives in Honolulu.^[4] He has two dogs, Aristotle and River.^[5] and a perfect sense of pitch.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Koga, Dave (October 8, 2010). "Douglas Chin". Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
↑ Reyes, B.J. (January 16, 2015). "Ige names attorney general, PUC chairman". Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
↑ "Senate confirms attorney general, public safety director". KHON2. March 12, 2015.
↑ Baehr, Brooks (September 22, 2010). "Carlisle names Douglas Chin as new managing director". Hawaii News Now.
↑ "People Who Make Hawaii Work: Douglas S. Chin". Pacific Business News. January 25, 2013.

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Office of the Attorney General of Hawaiʻi

Legal offices
Preceded by David M. Louie	Attorney General of Hawaii 2015–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Current statewide political officials of Hawaii

U.S. Senators	Brian Schatz Mazie Hirono

State government	David Ige, Governor Shan Tsutsui, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State Doug Chin, Attorney General Roderick Becker, Comptroller (appointed)

Senate	Ron Kouchi, President Michelle Kidani, Vice President Kalani English, Majority Leader

House	Joseph Souki, Speaker John Mizuno, Vice Speaker Scott Saiki, Majority Leader Beth Fukumoto, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Mark Recktenwald, Chief Justice Paula Nakayama Sabrina McKenna Richard Pollack Michael Wilson, Associate Justices

Attorneys General of Hawaii

Kingdom of Hawaii 1843–1893	John Ricord Charles Coffin Harris Charles Coffin Harris (acting) Stephen Henry Phillips Albert Francis Judd Alfred S. Hartwell Richard H. Stanley John Smith Walker William Richards Castle Alfred S. Hartwell Edward Preston W. Claude Jones John Smith Walker William Nevins Armstrong Henry A. P. Carter William Nevins Armstrong Edward Preston Walter M. Gibson (acting) Paul Neumann Walter M. Gibson (ad interim) John T. Dare John Lot Kaulukou Antone Rosa Clarence W. Ashford Arthur P. Peterson William Austin Whiting Paul Neumann Paul Neumann Charles F. Creighton Cecil Brown Arthur P. Peterson

Provisional Government of Hawaii 1893–1894	William Owen Smith

Republic of Hawaii 1894–1900	William Owen Smith Francis M. Hatch (interim) Henry E. Cooper (interim) William Owen Smith Henry E. Cooper (interim) William Owen Smith

Territory of Hawaii 1898–1959	Henry E. Cooper Edmund Pearson Dole Lorrin Andrews Emil C. Peters Charles R. Hemenway Alexander Lindsay, Jr. Wade Warren Thayer Ingram Stainback Arthur G. Smith Harry Irwin John A. Matthewman William B. Lymer Harry P. Hewitt William B. Pittman S.B. Kemp Joseph V. Hodgson Ernest K. Kai J. Garner Anthony Cyrus Nils Tavares Walter D. Ackerman, Jr. Michiro Watanabe Edward N. Sylva Richard K. Sharpless Shiro Kashiwa Herbert Young Cho Choy Jack H. Mizuha

State of Hawaii 1959–Present	Jack H. Mizuha Shiro Kashiwa George T.H. Pai Wayne Minami Tany S. Hong Michael A. Lilly Corinne K.A. Watanabe Warren Price, III Robert A. Marks Margery Bronster Earl I. Anzai Mark J. Bennett David M. Louie Douglas S. Chin

Attorneys general of the United States

United States Attorney General: Loretta Lynch (D)

AL Luther Strange (R) AK Jahna Lindemuth (I) AZ Mark Brnovich (R) AR Leslie Rutledge (R) CA Kamala Harris (D) CO Cynthia Coffman (R) CT George Jepsen (D) DE Matthew Denn (D) FL Pam Bondi (R) GA Sam Olens (R) HI Doug Chin (D) ID Lawrence Wasden (R) IL Lisa Madigan (D) IN Greg Zoeller (R) IA Tom Miller (D) KS Derek Schmidt (R) KY Andy Beshear (D) LA Jeff Landry (R) ME Janet Mills (D) MD Brian Frosh (D) MA Maura Healey (D) MI Bill Schuette (R) MN Lori Swanson (D) MS Jim Hood (D) MO Chris Koster (D) MT Tim Fox (R) NE Doug Peterson (R) NV Adam Laxalt (R) NH Joseph Foster (D) NJ Chris Porrino (R) NM Hector Balderas (D) NY Eric Schneiderman (D) NC Roy Cooper (D) ND Wayne Stenehjem (R) OH Mike DeWine (R) OK Scott Pruitt (R) OR Ellen Rosenblum (D) PA Bruce Beemer (D) RI Peter Kilmartin (D) SC Alan Wilson (R) SD Marty Jackley (R) TN Herbert Slatery (R) TX Ken Paxton (R) UT Sean Reyes (R) VT William Sorrell (D) VA Mark Herring (D) WA Bob Ferguson (D) WV Patrick Morrisey (R) WI Brad Schimel (R) WY Peter Michael (R) DC Karl Racine (D) Territories: AS Talauega Ale (D) GU Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson (R) MP Edward Manibusan (D) PR César Miranda (D) VI Claude Walker (I)

Political party affiliations: 27 Republican 27 Democratic 2 Independent

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