Mamoru Nakamura
Hon. Mamoru Nakamura | |
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Nakamura in 1977 | |
| 1st Chief Justice of Palau | |
| In office 1981 – 25 April 1992 | |
| Appointed by | Haruo Remeliik |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Ngirakelsong |
| Justice of the High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands | |
| In office 27 October 1977 – 1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1939 or 1940 Peleliu, Palau |
| Died | (aged 52) Koror, Palau |
| Alma mater | Willamette University School of Law |
Mamarou Nakamura (1939/1940 – 25 April 1992) was a Palauan jurist. Nakamura was a founder of Palau's court system—which he based on the judiciary of the United States—and served as the first chief justice of Palau from 1981 to his death in 1992. He was the first Micronesian person appointed to serve as a justice of the High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, from 27 October 1977 to 1988.
Nakamura was born on Peleliu, Palau, in 1939 or 1940, and raised in Japan. He received a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of Hawaiʻi in 1965 and a bachelor of laws from the Willamette University College of Law in 1969. From July 1971 to August 1972, he was acting legislative counsel for the Congress of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and a deputy attorney general from 1972 until he was elevated to the bench in 1977. He died on 25 April 1992 aged 52 at his home in Koror and was buried on Peleliu.