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Fiti A. Sunia
Fiti A. Sunia
Associate Justice of the High Court of American Samoa
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 4, 2019
Appointed by	David Bernhardt
Preceded by	Lyle L. Richmond
Judge of the District Court of American Samoa
	In office; January 15, 2016 – January 4, 2019
Nominated by	Lolo Moliga
Preceded by	John L. Ward II
Succeeded by	Gwen F. Tauiliili-Langkilde
Attorney General of American Samoa
	In office; January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
Governor	Tauese Sunia; Togiola Tulafono
Preceded by	Toetagata Albert Mailo
Succeeded by	Sialega Malaetasi Togafau
Personal details
Born	Fiti Alesana Sunia; August 29, 1960 (age 64); Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Relatives	Fofō Sunia (father); Tauese Sunia (uncle); Faoa Sunia (uncle)
Education	Drake University (BA); American University (MA); Howard University (JD)

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Fiti Alesana Sunia (born August 29, 1960) is the Associate Justice of the High Court of American Samoa.

Sunia was born on August 29, 1960 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended Samoana High School in Utulei, American Samoa before finishing high school at Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu.

Sunia earned his bachelor's degree in public administration from Drake University and, in 1983, earned a master's degree in public administration from American University.^[2] He earned his J.D. from Howard University in 1993.

Sunia began his legal career at Patton Boggs in Washington, D.C. from 1993 to 1997.^[2] He returned to American Samoa in 1997, joining the territory's attorney general office. From 2002 to 2004, Sunia served as the Attorney General of American Samoa.^[3] He then started his own private practice in American Samoa.^[2]^[4]

On January 15, 2016, Sunia was confirmed by the American Samoa Senate as a judge of the District Court of American Samoa.^[5]

On January 4, 2019, United States Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt appointed Sunia as the Associate Justice of the High Court of American Samoa.^[6] Chief Justice F. Michael Kruse serves alongside Sunia.

Sunia carries the matai title of Muagutitia in Pu'apu'a, Samoa.^[5]

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 | office              = [[Associate justice|Associate Justice]] of the [[High Court of American Samoa]]
 | term_start          = January 4, 2019
-| nominator           = [[David Bernhardt]]
+| appointer           = [[David Bernhardt]]
 | predecessor         = Lyle L. Richmond
 | office2             = Judge of the [[Judiciary of American Samoa|District Court of American Samoa]]
 | term_start2         = January 15, 2016
 | term_end2           = January 4, 2019
-| nominator2          = [[Lolo Matalasi Moliga]]
+| nominator2          = [[Lolo Matalasi Moliga|Lolo Moliga]]
 | predecessor2        = John L. Ward II
-| successor2          = Gwen F. Tauiliili-Langkilde
+| successor2          = Gwen F. Tauiliili-Langkilde<ref>https://www.samoanews.com/local-news/senate-confirms-new-district-court-judge-gwen-tauiliili-langkilde</ref>
 | office3             = [[Attorney General of American Samoa]]
 | term_start3         = January 1, 2002
 | term_end3           = December 31, 2004
-| nominator3          = [[Tauese Sunia|Tauese Pita Sunia]]
+| governor3           = [[Tauese Sunia|Tauese Sunia]]<br>[[Togiola Tulafono]]
 | predecessor3        = Toetagata Albert Mailo
 | successor3          = Sialega Malaetasi Togafau