Judge Ana M. Otero, J.D.

Education:
1985 Doctor of Jurisprudence - Rutgers University School of Law
1983 Summer Law School – Oxford University
1982 M.B.A. – Fairleigh Dickinson University
1977 Masters International Affairs – Columbia University
1975 B.A. Spanish / Political Science – Columbia University

Licenses:
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Florida

Professional Associations:
Faculty - Texas Municipal Courts Education Center
Board Member – Hispanic Bar Association
Member Hispanic National Bar Association
Board Member – Houston Lawyers Referral Service

Professional Highlights:
Prior to her appointment as Judge for the City of Houston Judicial Municipal Courts, Judge Otero worked as Chief of Staff for the City of Houston, and previous to that, worked five years as a senior attorney for Blackwell & Walker in Miami Florida in the commercial litigation department.

Teaching:
Judge Otero has been teaching at the Center for Advanced Legal Studies since 1991. She also has been presenting legal training throughout Texas by providing seminars on legal writing, ethics, career development as well as training for Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) certification, administered by the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA). Judge Otero is also a Law Professor at Thurgood Marshall School of Law, where for nine consecutive years (since 1998) has been voted and received 3L Professor of the Year, and was the recipient of the Outstanding Teacher of the Year award in 2003. Judge Otero’s rich educational, cultural and professional background presents the Center with one of its finest faculty members.

Publications:
Work in Progress: The Constitutionality of Section 2244 of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act: The Odyssey of Cedar Fierro.
“To The People Sitting in Darkness: A Resolve for Unity and Integration. Published in Rutgers Law Review, February 2003.
“Effective Teaching Techniques: Integrating Fundamental Lawyering Skills and Professional Values in the Law School Curricula.” Submitted to Gonzaga Law Review in response to a request for papers for an issue devoted to legal education.