J. Paul Oetken
| J. Paul Oetken | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #28 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Approval vote: | 80-13 |
| Active: | 7/18/2011 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Denny Chin |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1965 |
| Home State: | Louisville, KY |
| Bachelors: | U. of Iowa, B.A., 1988 |
| Law School: | Yale Law, J.D., 1991 |
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J. Paul Oetken is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He joined the court in 2011 after an appointment from President Barack Obama. Prior to appointment, Oetken was the Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Cablevision Systems Corporation in Bethpage, New York. [1]
Early life and education
Oetken received a B.A. from University of Iowa in 1988 and a juris doctorate degree from Yale Law in 1991.[2]
Professional career
- Law clerk for Richard Cudahy 1991-1992
- Law clerk for Louis Oberdorfer 1992-1993
- Law clerk for Harry Blackmun 1993-1994
- Associate, Jenner & Block 1994-1997
- U.S. Department of Justice in the Office of Legal Counsel 1997-1999
- White House Counsel’s Office as Associate Counsel 1999-2001
- Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton 2001-2003
- Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton 2003-2004
- Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Cablevision Systems Corporation 2004-2011[2]
Judicial career
Southern district of New York
Oetken was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on January 26, 2011 by Barack Obama to fill the seat vacated by Denny Chin.[3] In the press release Obama stated, “Throughout their careers, these distinguished men and women have demonstrated a steadfast commitment to public service. I am confident they will serve the American people with distinction from the District Court bench.”[2]
Oetken was rated Unanimously Qualified by the American Bar Association. He had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 16, 2011 and you can find his Hearing Transcript here. He was moved out of committee on April 7, 2011. [4]
Oetken was confirmed to post on July 18, 2011, with a Senate vote of 80-13.[5]
Notable cases
AT&T Age Discrimination Lawsuit
| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York *[ EEOC v. AT&T Inc et al] No. 09-07323 |
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| In October of 2011, Judge Oetken gave his approval of a settlement between the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and AT&T. The commission had originally filed suit against AT&T claiming that violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 by refusing to rehire employees who had previously retired. Under the terms of the settlement AT&T "will not maintain any policy prohibiting the rehiring of employees who left AT&T under the relevant retirement programs," and, furthermore, will not retaliate against anyone involved in the litigation.[6] |
See also
External links
- Official Nomination Press Release
- HRC Backstory, "Openly-Gay Judicial Nominee Receives Senate Hearing" 3/16/2011
- Biography at FJC
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Denny Chin |
Southern District of New York 2011–Current |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
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Morris Lasker • Denny Chin • William Conner • Richard Holwell • Barbara Jones • Gerard Lynch • Stephen Robinson • John Sprizzo • William Peter Van Ness • Samuel Rossiter Betts • Samuel Blatchford • Sonia Sotomayor • William Gardner Choate • Pierre Leval • Wilfred Feinberg • John Walker • Barrington Parker • Lawrence Pierce • Addison Brown • George Bethune Adams • George Chandler Holt • Charles Merrill Hough • Learned Hand • Julius Marshuetz Mayer • Augustus Noble Hand • John Clark Knox • Martin Thomas Manton • William Bondy • Henry Warren Goddard • Francis Asbury Winslow • Frank Joseph Coleman • Thomas Day Thacher • Alfred Conkling Coxe, Jr. • John Munro Woolsey • George Murray Hulbert • John William Clancy • Vincent Leibell • Samuel Mandelbaum • Edward Conger • Robert Porter Patterson, Sr. • Charles Metzner • Arnold Bauman • Alexander Bicks • Dudley Bonsal • Charles Brieant • John Bright • Vincent Broderick • Frederick Bryan • Francis Caffey • John Cannella • Richard Casey • John Cashin • Kenneth Conboy • Irving Cooper • Thomas Croake • Richard Daronco • Archie Dawson • Edward Dimock • David Edelstein • Marvin Frankel • Louis Freeh • Lee Gagliardi • Murray Gurfein • William Herlands • Irving Kaufman • Samuel Kaufman • Percy Knapp • Richard Levet • Mary Lowe • Lloyd MacMahon • Walter Mansfield • John McGohey • Edward McLean • Harold Medina • Constance Motley • Thomas Murphy • Gregory Noonan • Edmund Palmieri • Milton Pollack • Simon Rifkind • Sylvester Ryan • Allen Schwartz • Abraham Sofaer • Charles Stewart • Sidney Sugarman • Charles Tenney • Harold Tyler • Lawrence Walsh • Robert Ward • Edward Weinfeld • Henry Werker • Inzer Wyatt • John S. Martin • John S. Martin, Jr. • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Kimba Wood • Andrew Peck • Lisa Smith • John Clark Knox • William Bondy • John William Clancy • Charles Brieant • David Edelstein • Lloyd MacMahon • Constance Motley • Sylvester Ryan • Sidney Sugarman • | ||
