Jill Aiko Otake
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Born 1973.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Dec 21, 2017
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Aug 1, 2018
- Commissioned
- Aug 3, 2018
Education
- B.S., Georgetown University, 1995
- J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 1998
Career
- Deputy prosecuting attorney, King County, Washington, 1998-2001, 2002-2005
- Law clerk, Hon. Simeon R. Acoba, Jr., Supreme Court of Hawaii, 2001-2002
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Washington, 2005-2014
- deputy supervisor, Terrorism and Violent Crimes Unit, 2011-2013
- co-supervisor, General Crimes Unit, 2013-2014
- Adjunct professor, Seattle University School of Law, 2007
- Instructor, Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force, 2012
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Hawaii, 2014-2018
- deputy chief, Special Crimes Section, 2016-2017
- acting chief, Special Crimes Section, 2017-2018
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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