Otis D. Wright II

Otis D. Wright II
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office April 16, 2007
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Gary L. Taylor
Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
In office 2005–2007
Appointed by	Arnold Schwarzenegger
Preceded by	Lorna Parnell
Personal details
Born	1944 Tuskegee, Alabama
Alma mater	California State University at Los Angeles (B.A.) Southwestern Law School (J.D.)

Otis D. Wright II (born 1944) is a United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Early life and education

Born in Tuskegee, Alabama,^[1] Wright received a B.A. from California State University at Los Angeles in 1976 and a J.D. from Southwestern Law School in 1980. He was in the United States Marine Corps from 1963 to 1966, remaining in the United States Marine Corps Reserve until 1969. He was a deputy sheriff in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department from 1969 to 1980. He was a deputy attorney general in the Office of the Attorney General, California Department of Justice from 1980 to 1983. He was in private practice in Los Angeles, California from 1983 to 2005.

Judicial service

On October 28, 2005, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he would be appointing Wright to serve as a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court.^[2] Wright replaced Judge Lorna Parnell.^[2]

Wright was nominated to the United States District Court for the Central District of California by President George W. Bush on January 9, 2007, to a seat vacated by Gary L. Taylor.^[3] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 15, 2007, and received his commission on April 16, 2007.^[3]

References

1. ^ Kenneth Ofgang, Superior Court Judge Otis D. Wright II Confirmed to U.S. District Court for Central District of California, Metropolitan News-Enterprise (March 19, 2007).
2. ^ ^{a b} Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Five to Los Angeles County Superior Court, Press Release: Office of the Governor (October 28, 2005).
3. ^ ^{a b} Otis D. Wright II at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• Otis D. Wright II at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Persondata
Name	Wright, Otis D. Ii
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	1944
Place of birth	Tuskegee, Alabama
Date of death
Place of death