High Court of American Samoa
Name Term as Associate Justice Term as Chief Justice Appointed by
Harry P. Wood - 1921-1937 Albert Bacon Fall ( under Harding )
Arthur A. Morrow - 1937-1966 Harold LeClair Ickes ( under F. Roosevelt )
V.G . Roel 1963-1966 - Stewart Lee Udall ( under Kennedy )
Joseph W. Goss 1966-1970 - Stewart Lee Udall ( under Johnson )
H. Edward Hydon - 1966-1968 Stewart Lee Udall ( under Johnson )
Donald H. Crothers - 1968-1972 Walter Hickel ( under Nixon )
Leslie N. Jochimsen 1971-1975 1975-1976 Rogers Clark Ballard Morton ( under Nixon )
William J. McKnight III - 1972-1975 Rogers Clark Ballard Morton ( under Nixon )
K. William O'Connor 1976-1977 1977-1978 Thomas S. Kleppe ( under Ford )
Richard I. Miyamoto 1976-1978 1978-1981 Thomas S. Kleppe ( under Ford ) ( Associate Justice ) Cecil D. Andrus ( under Carter ) ( Chief Justice )
Thomas Murphy 1980-1987 - Cecil D. Andrus ( under Carter )
Robert Gardner - 1981-1986 James G. Watt ( under Reagan )
Grover Joseph Rees III 1988-1991 1986-1988 William Patrick Clark ( under Reagan ) ( Chief Justice ) Donald Paul Hodel ( under Reagan ) ( Associate Justice )
F. Michael Kruse 1987-1988 1988-present Donald Paul Hodel ( under Reagan )
Lyle L. Richmond 1991-2017 - Manuel Lujan , Jr. ( under G.H.W . Bush )
Justices
The justices of the court : [ 5 ]
The High Court of American Samoa is a Samoan court and the highest court below the United States Supreme Court in American Samoa. The Court is located in the capital of Fagatogo. It consists of one chief justice and one associate justice, appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior, holding office during good behavior and removable for cause. The High Court of American Samoa also has several Samoan associate judges who sit with the two justices. Normally, two associate judges will sit with the chief justice and associate justice on every case. The Secretary of the Interior retains ultimate authority over the courts. The colonial-style Maugaolii High Court served as the U.S. Navy headquarters during World War II.