Eileen A. Kato (born September 5, 1950) is an American lawyer, retired judge, and member of the American Bar Association's Justice Kennedy Commission on Sentencing, and past chair of the American Bar Association's Conference on Specialized Court Judges.

Eileen Kato
Member of the American Bar Association's Justice Kennedy Commission on Sentencing
Assumed office
2017[1]
Judge for the King County District Court of Washington
In office
June 1994[2] – March 2016[3]
Personal details
Born (1950-09-05) September 5, 1950 (age 74)[4]
Ogden, Utah, U.S.[4]
EducationSan Jose State University (BS, MBA)
Santa Clara University (JD)


Education

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She graduated from San Jose State University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science and in 1977 with a Master of Business Administration.[5] She graduated in 1980 with a Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law.[5]

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She has worked as a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney for the Western Washington District, and as a senior trial attorney with the Department of the Treasury. She practiced as an attorney in two private firms before joining the bench in King County, Washington, in 1994.[6]

Judicial career

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From 1994 to 2016, she served as a Judge for the King County District Court of Washington. She retired in 2016.

Post retirement

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Since 2017, she has served as a member of the American Bar Association's Justice Kennedy Commission on Sentencing.

References

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  1. ^ "Hon. Eileen A. Kato". Archived from the original on 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  2. ^ "King County, Washington".
  3. ^ "Judge Eileen A. Kato". Archived from the original on 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  4. ^ a b Hubbell, Martindale (December 1993). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: New York (Volume 11 - 1993). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561600496.
  5. ^ a b "Eileen Kato Judge Profile on Martindale.com".
  6. ^ "Santa Clara Law: Eileen Kato". Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
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