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| office                    = Judge of the [[Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals]]
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| term_end                  = October 2020
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| predecessor               = Daniel Foley
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'''Derrick H.M. Chan''' (born December 1, 1955) is a former judge of the [[Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals]].
==Education==
Chan received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] from the [[University of Hawaiʻi]] and his [[Juris Doctor]] from [[California Western School of Law]].<ref>[https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/splsession2000/commreports/gm2_sscr3_ss1_.PDF Hawaii State Legislature, "STAND. COM. REP. 3 Honolulu, Hawaii, 2000, RE:GOV. MSG. NO. 2"]</ref>
==Legal career==
Chan served as First Deputy Prosecutor for the County of Kauaʻi. He also served as an attorney for the Hawaii Carpenters Union, as Deputy Public Defender for the state, law clerk to Judge Wilfred Watanabe, and Deputy Attorney General for the state.<ref name="Governor">{{Cite web |url=http://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/governors-office-news-release-governor-ige-appoints-derrick-h-m-chan-to-intermediate-court-of-appeals/ |title=GOVERNOR'S OFFICE NEWS RELEASE: Governor Ige appoints Derrick H.M. Chan to Intermediate Court of Appeals |date=2017-02-03 |website=governor.hawaii.gov |language=en |access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref>
==State court service==
He appointed as a Circuit Court Judge on Aug. 25, 2000.<ref name="Governor" />
==Service on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals==
On February 3, 2017 Governor [[David Ige]] nominated Chan to be a Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals to the seat vacated by the retirement of Daniel R. Foley.<ref name="Governor" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/02/03/breaking-news/governor-makes-intermediate-court-of-appeals-pick/ |title=Governor makes Intermediate Court of Appeals pick |date=2017-02-03 |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |language=en-US |access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref> His nomination was confirmed by the state senate on March 3, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2017/03/chan-hiraoka-remigio-eddins-confirmed-by-senate |title=Chan, Hiraoka, Remigio, Eddins Confirmed by Senate |date=2017-03-03 |website=www.courts.state.hi.us |language=en |access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref> He was sworn in on April 13, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.recordonappeal.com/record-on-appeal/2017/04/meet-hawaiis-newest-appellate-court-judge-derrick-hm-chan.html |title=Meet Hawaii's Newest Appellate Court Judge: Derrick H.M. Chan |date=2017-04-21 |website=Record on Appeal |access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref> Chan was among those considered to become Chief Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/ID/21085/JSC-Releases-Nominees-for-Chief-Judge-Intermediate-Court-of-Appeals.aspx |title=JSC Releases Nominees for Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals > Hawaii Free Press |date=2018-02-06 |website=www.hawaiifreepress.com |language=en-US |access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref>
Chan retired from the court in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/08/06/breaking-news/new-appellate-court-nominee-is-veteran-prosecutor-hawaiian-studies-teacher/ |title=New appellate court nominee is veteran prosecutor, Hawaiian studies teacher |date=2021-08-06 |language=en-US |access-date=2024-01-25}}</ref>
==Hawaii Supreme Court vacancy==
In November 2011 Chan was considered to fill a vacancy on the [[Supreme Court of Hawaii|Hawaii Supreme Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/hawaii-governor-names-nominees-to-3-courts/ |title=Hawaii Governor Names Nominees to 3 Courts |date=2011-11-30 |language=en-US |access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of Asian American jurists]]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Ballotpedia|Derrick_H.M._Chan|Derrick H.M. Chan}}
*[http://www.courts.state.hi.us/associate-judge-derrick-h-m-chan Official Biography on Court of Appeals website]
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