Susan Oki Mollway | |
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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 by | Helen W. Gillmor |
Succeeded by | John Michael Seabright |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii | |
In office August 4, 1998 – November 6, 2015 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Harold Fong |
Succeeded by | Jill Otake |
Personal details | |
Born | Susan Naomi Oki November 6, 1950 Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii |
Education | University 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]