Jalilah Otto
2024
Jalilah Otto is a judge of the 16th Circuit Court in Missouri. She was appointed by Gov. Eric Greitens (R) in October 2017 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Robert M. Schieber.[1]
At the time of her appointment as a circuit judge, Otto was an associate circuit judge for the 16th Circuit. She was appointed to that position by Gov. Jay Nixon (D) on January 7, 2014.[2]
Elections
2018
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 15, Otto's seat
Jalilah Otto was retained to Division 15 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court on November 6, 2018 with 70.6% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
70.6
|
152,997 | ||
No |
29.4
|
63,745 | |||
Total Votes |
216,742 | ||||
|
|
2016
Missouri held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 2, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in the primary was March 29, 2016. Judges running in a retention election on November 8 had to file by August 23.[3] Jalilah Otto was retained in the Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 26, Associate Judge election with 64.95 percent of the vote. [4]
| Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 26, Associate Judge, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Jalilah Otto | 64.95% | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
Biography
Otto earned an undergraduate degree from Tulane University and a J.D. from the University of Missouri.[1]
Otto's professional experience includes work as a special assistant U.S. attorney and as the chief trial assistant in the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office. She has also served as a member of the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness, the Joint Commission on Women in the Profession, the Joint Task Force on the Future of the Profession, and the boards of Amethyst Place, the Kansas City Youth Court, and Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance and Awesome Ambitions.[1]
Judicial selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
The judges of the Missouri Circuit Courts in Clay, Greene, Jackson, Platte, and St. Louis counties and the city of St. Louis are appointed by the governor with the help of a judicial selection commission.[5]
The chief judge of each court is elected by the circuit and associate judges from among the sitting circuit judges.[6]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen for at least 10 years;
- a qualified state voter for at least three years;
- a resident of the circuit for at least one year;
- licensed to practice law in the state; and
- at least 30 years old.[6]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, "Gov. Greitens Appoints Jalilah Otto as Circuit Judge for Jackson County," October 19, 2017
- ↑ Lee's Summit Journal, "Otto Appointed Associate Circuit Judge," January 9, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Emailed candidate list from Missouri Secretary of State's Office on September 20, 2016
- ↑ Your Missouri Judges, "Missouri Judges: The Non-Partisan Court Plan," accessed March 18, 2019
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid
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Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri
State courts:
Missouri Supreme Court • Missouri Court of Appeals • Missouri Circuit Courts • Missouri Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Missouri • Missouri judicial elections • Judicial selection in Missouri