Annette Eddie-Callagain
Annette Eddie-Callagain | |
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| Born | February 11, 1953 New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Southern University Southern University Law Center |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Known for | International family law |
Annette M. Eddie-Callagain (born February 11, 1953) is the first African American attorney to practice law in Japan. She is a practitioner of international family law, notable for child support and child custody cases involving American servicemen and Japanese women.[1][2]
She was in the United States Air Force and served in the Judge Advocate Generals' Corps on active duty from 1983–95 and the reserves from 1995–06, when she retired as a major. While in the air force reserves, she opened her private practice in Okinawa, Japan.[3][4] In 2007, she was inducted into the Southern University Law Center Hall of Fame.[5] As of 2020, she is a part-time lecturer at the Ryukyu University Law School.[6]
References
- ^ Sims, Calvin (July 23, 2000). "A Hard Life for Amerasian Children". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ^ Robson, Seth (August 25, 2005). "Mom fighting to get back baby taken to States by soldier dad". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ Maddalino, Jena (December 10, 1999). "Okinawa's Pioneer Foreign Lawyer Champions Children's Rights". Japan Update. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ^ Matsubara, Hiroshi (July 15, 2004). "Forces pact should underscore Japanese lack of rights: lawyer". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ "Local native inducted into Law Hall of Fame". Daily Iberian. 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ^ "兼担・兼任教員". web.law.u-ryukyu.ac.jp. 琉球大学法科大学院. Retrieved 2020-06-22.