Profile of Justice Reuben A. Ortega

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Court: California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division One

Appointed by: Governor Deukmejian, 1988

Born: December 22, 1941 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Education: BA, University of New Mexico; JD, Georgetown 1967

Law Practice: Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney (1967-73); Private practice in Long Beach (1973-77); Los Angeles County Assistant District Attorney (1983-84)

Judicial Appointments: Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner (1977-83); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1984-88); Second District Court of Appeal (1988-present)

Opinions Reported in Appellate Decisions Noted:

• Television reporter's secret videotaping of conversation in an open work area was not invasion of privacy
• Court of Appeal rules expert testimony on "hedonic" damages inadmissible
• Public entity may be vicariously liable for judicial impropriety directed at criminal defendant

Additional Sources of Information:

• Justice Ortega's biography at the California Court's site

Comments from Visitors to the Appellate Counsellor Home Page:

Randall Whited (5/24/00)

A judge who has the courage to depart from the good-ol-boy network and hold judges liable for misconduct. Good for the people, scary for bad judges.

Frank Barkowski (8/21/00)

R. Ortega does not understand the applications of Government Code 3300 and AB301 and is obviously biased against the rights of working Police Officers in the State of California.

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