Susan Naomi Oki Mollway (née Oki; born November 6, 1950) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and the first woman of East Asian descent and Japanese-American woman ever appointed to a life-time position on the federal bench.
Susan Oki Mollway
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Born 1950 in Honolulu, HI
FJC ID: 2784
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- Asian American
Prior employment
- Private practice, Honolulu, Hawaii1981–1998
- University of Hawaii School of LawAdjunct professor of law · 1988–1989
Appointments
1998–2015 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
J.D. · 1981- University of HawaiiM.A. · 1973
- University of HawaiiB.A. · 1971