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Otero, S. James

Born 1951 in Los Angeles, CA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court, Central District of California
Nominated by George W. Bush on January 7, 2003, to a seat vacated by Richard A. Paez; Confirmed by the Senate on February 10, 2003, and received commission on February 12, 2003.

Education:
California State University, B.A., 1973

Stanford Law School, J.D., 1976

Professional Career:
Law clerk/attorney, Office of the City Attorney, Los Angeles, California, 1976-1987
General counsel & vice president, Regional Counsel Southern Pacific Transportation, 1987-1988
Judge, Municipal Court of Los Angeles, California, 1988-1990
Judge, Superior Court of the State of California, 1990-2003

Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic

Gender: Male

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Translation: Otero has never had to actually work for a living.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

Rejecting claims of religious discrimination and stifling of free expression, U.S. District Judge James Otero of Los Angeles said UC's review committees cited legitimate reasons for rejecting the texts - not because they contained religious viewpoints, but because they omitted important topics in science and history and failed to teach critical thinking.

Not sure about the California system but from my recent experience at the University the last thing the Professors teach is critical thinking, in fact they will often do everything possible to discourage or silence critical thinking.