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James Paul Oetken
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
James Paul Oetken serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Jul 18, 2011 by a 80–13 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- Jul 18, 2011
- Senate vote
- 80–13
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1965
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkBarack Obama · Jul 18, 2011
Education
- University of IowaB.A., 1988
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1991
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Richard D. Cudahy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1991-1992; Law clerk, Hon. Louis F. Oberdorfer, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1992-1993; Law clerk, Hon. Harry A. Blackmun, Supreme Court of the United States, 1993-1994; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1995-1997; Attorney, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1997-1999; Associate counsel, President William J. Clinton, 1999-2001; Private practice, New York City, 2001-2004; Associate general counsel, Cablevision Systems Corporation, 2004-2011; vice president, 2004-2007; senior vice president, 2007-2011
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