Arthur Ngirakelsong (1941 or 1942 – November 16, 2022) was chief justice of the Supreme Court of Palau from 1992 to 2020.
Ngirakelsong was educated at Rutgers University in the United States of America, graduating in 1974 with a Doctor of Jurisprudence.[1] from 1976 he worked as an attorney for the staff of the Congress of Micronesia in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.[1] He began his judicial career as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Palau in 1986.[2] He became Chief Justice in 1992, following the death of Mamoru Nakamura. He resigned from the position on 1 June 2020.[2] He died on November 16, 2022.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Briefly". Highlights. Saipan: Public Information Office, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 1 October 1976.
- ^ a b Leilani Reklai (2 June 2020). "Chief Justice Ngirakelsong resigns". Island Times. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Reklai, Leilani (November 18, 2022). "Palau's former Chief Justice Ngirakelsong passed away". Island Times. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023.
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