S. James Otero

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S. James Otero

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Central District of California

Education

Bachelor's

California State University, 1973

Law

Stanford Law School, 1976

Personal
Birthplace
Los Angeles, Calif.
Contact

Official website 

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James Otero was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He joined the court in 2003 after being nominated by President George W. Bush (R). He retired from full-time service, assuming senior status, on December 30, 2018, and officially ended his service on April 10, 2020.[1]

Education

A native Californian, Otero graduated from California State University with his B.A. in 1973 and graduated from Stanford Law School with his J.D. in 1976.

Professional career

Judicial career

Central District of California

See also: Federal judges nominated by George W. Bush

Otero was nominated by President George W. Bush (R) on January 7, 2003, to a seat vacated by Richard Paez as Paez was nominated to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.[1] Otero was confirmed by the Senate on February 10, 2003, on an unopposed 94-0-6 vote, and received commission on February 12, 2003.[2] He retired from full-time service, assuming senior status, on December 30, 2018, and officially ended his service on April 10, 2020.

Noteworthy cases

Judge refuses to return copies of documents seized in raid (2014)

In April 2014, Judge Otero denied a land developer’s request to return items that were seized from him during the course of a federal raid of his properties. Jeff Burum, the developer, was accused of bribing county officials in an effort to obtain a $102 million settlement for his real estate investor group. Judge Otero denied Burum’s request because while the original items seized were returned to him, Burum still sought the return of copies of documents that were seized. As a criminal investigation was still underway, Judge Otero wrote that Burum’s "interest in the copies of the seized material [did] not outweigh the government’s interest."

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of S. James Otero," accessed March 8, 2022
  2. ↑ THOMAS, "Presidential Nominations 108th Congress: S. James Otero (USDC, CDCA)," accessed August 11, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by:
Richard Paez 		Central District of California
2003–2018 		Succeeded by:
Fernando Aenlle-Rocha



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