Reuben A. Ortega

Justice Reuben A. Ortega was appointed to the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One in 1988 and retained by the electorate in 1994 for a 12 year term. He previously served as a Judge on the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, an Assistant District Attorney in Los Angeles County, a Commissioner of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, and a Referee of the same court. He also worked in private law practice and as a Deputy District Attorney in Los Angeles County. Justice Ortega was born in 1941 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is a Republican and Roman Catholic. He enjoys horseback riding, computers, and music.