CHICAGO; Lynne Kawamoto was sworn into office this morning as a Cook County Illinois Circuit Court associate judge al ceremonies held at the State of Illinois Assembly Hall.
Kawamoto is the first Asian Pacific American to serve on the Cook County bench and also the first Asian Pacific American to serve on an Illinois bench.
Kawamoto 40 a Japanese American whose parents were put in a concentration camp in Arizona during World War II is a former Cook County assistant state’s attorney. At this office she most recently served as supervisor of the Juvenile Division. She was employed at the State’s Attorney’s office for nearly ten years. Before that Kawamoto was a law clerk to the Hon. Judge Gerald L. Sbarbaro. Prior to entering the legal profession Kawamoto was a teacher for eight years in the Chicago public school system for Clemente High School
About taking office Kawamoto said it’s an overwhelming feeling. I’m happy not only for myself but also for my family and the Asian American community. I look forward to the challenges ahead.
Lynne Kawamoto attended the services and addressed the Sikh congregation at Gurdwara Sahib in Palatine Illinois during her election campaign.
Article extracted from this publication >> February 22, 1991
