Mitzie Jessop-Ta’ase
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the House has opted not to act on the governor’s nomination of acting Attorney General, Mitzie Jessop-Ta’ase to the American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA) board of directors, the Senate yesterday gave its endorsement.
In his nomination letter, Gov....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a Mar. 25th memo to cabinet members, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga reappointed attorney, Mitzie Jessop-Ta’ase as acting Attorney General, saying that a “change of leadership during the current State of Emergency would be devastating to our efforts to protect our people...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Following another vote, the House has — again — rejected the governor’s nomination of local attorney Mitzie Jessop-Ta’ase to the post of Attorney General, while the Fono is suspending the legislative session until later next month to combat the spread of the coronavirus...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During her Senate confirmation hearing last week, Attorney General-nominee Mitzie Jessop-Ta’ase was asked her view on the decision by the federal court in Salt Lake City, Utah, which ruled that US nationals born in American Samoa are automatic US citizens, under...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has appointed former deputy attorney general Mitzie Jessop-Ta’ase as acting Attorney General, to fill the post left vacant since last Friday following the resignation of former AG, Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale, who is running for public office.
The...