Otis D. Wright II at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Jurisdiction
- California · Federal
- Judicial service
- April 16, 2007–present
Otis D. Wright II
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases3 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules2 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
3 casesAI-related ruling · April 28, 2026
Tekoma Chaney v. Transdev Services Inc. et al.
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction; Reporting to other courts
AI-related ruling · April 6, 2026
James Jordan v. USA, Clinicas Del Camino Real, Inc., et al.
- Court response
- Admonishment
AI-related ruling · April 3, 2026
Modern Floor Specialists, Inc. et al. v. City of Los Angeles et al.
- Court response
- Order to Show Cause
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2005-2007
- Private practice, Los Angeles, CA, 1983-2005
- Deputy attorney general, State of California, 1980-1983
- Deputy sheriff, Los Angeles County, CA, 1969-1980
- U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1966-1969
- U.S. Marine Corps, 1963-1966
Judicial service
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2005-2007
- Judge, District Court, C.D. California, 2007-present
Education
- Southwestern Law School
- California State University, Los Angeles
Personal record
Born 1944 · Tuskegee, AL
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked August 16, 2026
https://apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/Jps/CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3566/otis-d-wright-ii/Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts