1. Jill Aiko Otake was born on October 3,1973 and is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
16 Facts About Jill Otake
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Jill Otake was born on October 3,1973, in Honolulu.
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Jill Otake worked for five years as a deputy prosecuting attorney in King County, Washington.
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Jill Otake then spent nine years as a supervisor and as an assistant United States attorney for the Western District of Washington.
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Immediately before becoming a judge, Jill Otake was Special Counsel to the United States Attorney and Acting Chief of the Special Crime section as an assistant United States attorney for the District of Hawaii.
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Jill Otake was deputy chief of that office from 2014 to 2018.
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Jill Otake is a recipient of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Certificate of Recognition, Internal Revenue Service Excellence Award, and numerous US Department of Justice Performance Awards.
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Jill Otake was an instructor for the inaugural Hawaii Federal Trial Academy, sponsored by the Federal Bar Association and the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
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Jill Otake is co-chair of the Hawaii State Bar Association's Professionalism and Risk Management Committee and was a volunteer attorney for Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii.
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Jill Otake has taught trial advocacy at Seattle University Law School; served as co-president of the Asian Bar Association of Washington; and served on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii's Chief Probation Officer Selection Committee.
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Jill Otake was a fellow of the 2016 Hawaii State Bar Association's Leadership Institute.
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Jill Otake currently serves on the 'Iolani School Board of Governors.
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Jill Otake was recommended to the White House by US Senators Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz.
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On December 20,2017, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Jill Otake to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
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Jill Otake was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Susan Oki Mollway, who assumed senior status on November 6,2015.
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Jill Otake received her judicial commission on August 3,2018.