Susan Oki Mollway

Susan Oki Mollway
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
Assumed office
November 6, 2015
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
In office
June 16, 2009 – November 6, 2015
Preceded byHelen W. Gillmor
Succeeded byJohn Michael Seabright
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
In office
August 4, 1998 – November 6, 2015
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byHarold Fong
Succeeded byJill Otake
Personal details
Born
Susan Naomi Oki

(1950-11-06) November 6, 1950 (age 73)
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
EducationUniversity of Hawaiʻi (BA, MA)
Harvard University (JD)
Duke University (LLM)

Susan Naomi Oki Mollway (born November 6, 1950)[1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and the first East Asian woman and Japanese-American woman ever appointed to a life-time position on the federal bench.[2][3]

  1. ^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, February 4; February 25; March 18; March 24; April 29, 1998. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1998. p. 136.
  2. ^ "Seeking APA Judges - Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area". aaba-bay.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  3. ^ "The first fifteen : how Asian American women became federal judges". catalog.libraries.wm.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-15.