Taase was appointed to the role to succeed Talauega Eleasalo Ale, who resigned to run for Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa in the 2020 American Samoa gubernatorial election.
[1][2] After graduating from law school, Jessop-Ta'ase returned to American Samoa.
For several years, Taase worked in the office of the Attorney General of American Samoa, including as deputy attorney general and director of the Department of Legal Affairs.
In 2017, Jessop-Ta'ase left the attorney general's office to serve as Senate Counsel of the American Samoa Fono.
Jessop-Ta'ase's husband, Bone Ta'ase, is a football coach at Faga'itua High School.