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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]].<ref name=fjc_wright>{{FJC Bio|3142|inline=yes}}</ref> He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on March 15, 2007, and received his commission on April 16, 2007.<ref name=fjc_wright/> |
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]].<ref name=fjc_wright>{{FJC Bio|3142|inline=yes}}</ref> He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on March 15, 2007, and received his commission on April 16, 2007.<ref name=fjc_wright/> |
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On May 6, 2013, the Honorable Judge Wright sent porn-trolling lawyers from [[Prenda Law]] to the [[IRS]] and criminal investigators<ref>[http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/05/prenda-hammered-judge-sends-porn-trolling-lawyers-to-criminal-investigators/ Prenda hammered: Judge sends porn-trolling lawyers to criminal investigators], arstechnica.com</ref> in a judgement replete with [[pop culture]] [[Star Trek]] references.<ref>http://www.popehat.com/2013/05/06/does-prenda-believe-in-no-win-scenarios-because-judge-wright-just-gave-them-one/#more-18627</ref><ref>http://www.popehat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PendaSanctionsOrder.pdf</ref> The lawyers who had obfuscated for years potentially face disbarment and $82,000 |
On May 6, 2013, the Honorable Judge Wright sent porn-trolling lawyers from [[Prenda Law]] to the [[IRS]] and criminal investigators<ref>[http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/05/prenda-hammered-judge-sends-porn-trolling-lawyers-to-criminal-investigators/ Prenda hammered: Judge sends porn-trolling lawyers to criminal investigators], arstechnica.com</ref> in a judgement replete with [[pop culture]] [[Star Trek]] references.<ref>http://www.popehat.com/2013/05/06/does-prenda-believe-in-no-win-scenarios-because-judge-wright-just-gave-them-one/#more-18627</ref><ref>http://www.popehat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PendaSanctionsOrder.pdf</ref> The lawyers who had obfuscated for years potentially face disbarment and an $82,000 award of attorneys fees (doubled from $41,000 for punitive purposes) to the prevailing defendant. |
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Revision as of 14:55, 8 May 2013
Otis D. Wright II | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
| 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 District 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]
On May 6, 2013, the Honorable Judge Wright sent porn-trolling lawyers from Prenda Law to the IRS and criminal investigators[4] in a judgement replete with pop culture Star Trek references.[5][6] The lawyers who had obfuscated for years potentially face disbarment and an $82,000 award of attorneys fees (doubled from $41,000 for punitive purposes) to the prevailing defendant.
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Five to Los Angeles County Superior Court, Press Release: Office of the Governor (October 28, 2005).
- ^ a b Otis D. Wright II at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Prenda hammered: Judge sends porn-trolling lawyers to criminal investigators, arstechnica.com
- ^ http://www.popehat.com/2013/05/06/does-prenda-believe-in-no-win-scenarios-because-judge-wright-just-gave-them-one/#more-18627
- ^ http://www.popehat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PendaSanctionsOrder.pdf
External links
- Otis D. Wright II at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1944 births
- Living people
- People from Tuskegee, Alabama
- California State University, Los Angeles alumni
- Southwestern Law School alumni
- African-American judges
- California state court judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- United States Marines