William S. Richardson

William S. Richardson
16th Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court
In office 1966–1982
Preceded by	Wilfred Chomatsu Tsukiyama
Succeeded by	Herman T. F. Lum
2nd Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
In office December 3, 1962 – April 13, 1966
Governor	John A. Burns
Preceded by	James Kealoha
Succeeded by	Andrew T. F. Ing
Chief Clerk for the Territorial Senate of Hawaii
In office 1955–1959
Chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii
In office 1956–1962
Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Hawaii
In office 1956, 1960
President of the Hawaii State Bar Association
In office 1961–1962
Trustee, Kamehameha Schools
In office 1983–1992 Serving with Matsuo Takabuki, Myron B. Thompson, Henry H. Peters, and Oswald K. Stender
Preceded by	Hung Wo Ching
Succeeded by	Richard S. H. Wong
Personal details
Born	William Shaw Richardson (1919-12-22)December 22, 1919 Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States
Died	June 21, 2010(2010-06-21) (aged 90) Honolulu, Hawaii
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Amy Corinne Ching
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and University of Cincinnati College of Law
Profession	Judge, Politician
Awards	Infantry Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame
Military service
Branch/service	U.S. Army
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Captain
Unit	1st Filipino Infantry Regiment Judge Advocate General Corps

William Shaw Richardson (December 22, 1919 – June 21, 2010) was an American attorney, political figure, and chief justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court from 1966 to 1982.^[1] Prior to his service as the top jurist in Hawaii, Richardson was lieutenant governor under John A. Burns. Previous to that tenure from 1956 to 1962 he was chairman of the Democratic Party of Hawaii.