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Jalilah Otto
Jalilah Otto is a judge for Division 15 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court. Her current term ends on December 31, 2030.
Otto ran for re-election for the Division 15 judge of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court. She won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Otto was appointed by Gov. Eric Greitens (R) in October 2017 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Robert M. Schieber.[1]
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]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Jackson County, Missouri (2024)
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 15, Jalilah Otto's seat
Jalilah Otto was retained to Division 15 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court on November 5, 2024 with 62.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
62.0
|
168,459 | ||
No |
38.0
|
103,377 | |||
Total Votes |
271,836 | ||||
|
|
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Otto in this election.
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 | ||||
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|
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.[2] Jalilah Otto was retained in the Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 26, Associate Judge election with 64.95 percent of the vote. [3]
| 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 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jalilah Otto did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
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
- ↑ 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
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
