Miguel Sablan Demapan | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | |
| In office 1999–2011 | |
| Nominated by | Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio |
| Preceded by | Marty Wayne Kendall Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Alexandro Cruz Castro |
| 5th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Nominated by | Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio |
| Preceded by | Pedro Mangloña Atalig |
| Succeeded by | John Atalig Mangloña |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1953 Saipan, Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands |
| Died | June 30, 2012 (aged 58–59) Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
| Alma mater | Seattle University (BA) Golden Gate University (MBA) Santa Clara University (JD) |
Miguel S. Demapan (c. 1953 – June 30, 2012) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands from 1999 to 2011.[1][2]
Born on Saipan, Demapan attended Marianas High School, obtained a Bachelor of Science from the Seattle University in 1975, an MBA at Golden Gate University in 1983, and a JD from Santa Clara University in 1985.[2]
Demapan returned to the Mariana Islands to practice business law. He was called to the judiciary in 1992 as an Associate Judge of the Commonwealth Superior Court, and in 1998 as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. He became Chief Justice in 1999 after being appointed by Governor Pedro Tenorio.[2]
Demapan died of colon cancer on June 30, 2012, in Saipan. He was 59.