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[[James D. Otto]] is a Superior Court Judge [[June 2012 Election, Los Angeles County, California|seeking to retain that position in 2012]].
[[James D. Otto]] is a Superior Court Judge [[June 2012 Election, Los Angeles County, California|seeking to retain that position in 2012]].


No campaign website was immediately apparent.
Has been rated Exceptionally Well Qualified by the Los Angeles County Bar Association.<ref>[http://www.lacba.org/showpage.cfm?pageid=13863 2012 CANDIDATES FOR LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT] - Los Angeles County Bar Association</ref>


Has been rated Exceptionally Well Qualified by the Los Angeles County Bar Association.<ref>[http://www.lacba.org/showpage.cfm?pageid=13863 2012 CANDIDATES FOR LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT] - Los Angeles County Bar Association</ref>
Extensive and overall left-leaning endorsements.<ref>[http://smartvoter.org/2012/06/05/ca/la/vote/otto_j/ James D. Otto] - Smart Voter</ref>


Extensive mixed endorsements.<ref>[http://smartvoter.org/2012/06/05/ca/la/vote/otto_j/ James D. Otto] - Smart Voter</ref>
Accused by his challenger of administratively punishing a colleague for refusing to raise fines. <ref>Kenneth R. Hughey, [http://kenhughey.com/traffic-fines-too-big/ "Traffic Fines Too Big"] - Position Paper)</ref> The Metropolitan News-Enterprise opines that this is a petty reason to subject a judge to a challenge.<ref>[http://www.metnews.com/articles/2012/judielec050912.htm Metropolitan News-Enterprise Endorsement of Otto] - Metropolitan News-Enterprise</ref> We take issue, however with the sense of entitlement the legal community bestows upon judges. If Judge Otto is punishing his colleagues for speaking out against corruption and looking after the interests of citizens, then this would seem to us like the perfect opportunity for a challenge. (We would love to hear Judge Otto's side of the issue.)


== External Resources ==
== External Resources ==
* [http://www.jimottoforjudge.com/ Official Campaign Website]
* Kenneth R. Hughey, [http://kenhughey.com/traffic-fines-too-big/ "Traffic Fines Too Big"] - Position Paper (and opinion regarding Otto)
* [http://www.metnews.com/articles/2012/judielec050912.htm Metropolitan News-Enterprise Endorsement of Otto] - Metropolitan News-Enterprise (Counterpoint to Kenneth's position paper.)


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 06:22, 19 May 2012

James D. Otto is a Superior Court Judge seeking to retain that position in 2012.

Has been rated Exceptionally Well Qualified by the Los Angeles County Bar Association.[1]

Extensive and overall left-leaning endorsements.[2]

Accused by his challenger of administratively punishing a colleague for refusing to raise fines. [3] The Metropolitan News-Enterprise opines that this is a petty reason to subject a judge to a challenge.[4] We take issue, however with the sense of entitlement the legal community bestows upon judges. If Judge Otto is punishing his colleagues for speaking out against corruption and looking after the interests of citizens, then this would seem to us like the perfect opportunity for a challenge. (We would love to hear Judge Otto's side of the issue.)

External Resources

References

  1. 2012 CANDIDATES FOR LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT - Los Angeles County Bar Association
  2. James D. Otto - Smart Voter
  3. Kenneth R. Hughey, "Traffic Fines Too Big" - Position Paper)
  4. Metropolitan News-Enterprise Endorsement of Otto - Metropolitan News-Enterprise