Judges and Judiciary
Mar. 18, 2004
Steep Learning Curve Is No Match for New Judge
LOS ANGELES - In 1974, James D. Otto got his first assignment as an associate at the Los Angeles litigation firm of Cummins, White & Breidenbach, in part because he'd been a chemistry major for a brief period in college. It was a complex insurance coverage case involving a chemical explosion at a trucking storage facility.
Superior Court Judge
Los Angeles
Career highlights: Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis to Los Angeles Superior Court, 2003; partner, Altman, Otto & Kong, Long Beach, 2001-03; of-counsel, John Hill & Associates, Torrance, 2000...
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