Background
Ortego, Jim was born on October 6, 1944 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. Son of Yves and Lucille May Ortego.
Ortego, Jim was born on October 6, 1944 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. Son of Yves and Lucille May Ortego.
Juris Doctor, Tulane University, 1969. Master of Laws, University Toronto, 1973.
Professor law Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1974-1978. Visiting fellow in law University Chicago, 1978. Professor law Whittier College Law, Los Angeles, 1978-1982.
Consultant Law Reform Commission of Canada, Ottawa, 1975-1978, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, 1975-1980, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Washington, 1978-1981. Visiting professor law Louisiana State University Law Center, 1980. Member Louisiana Family Law Advisory Commission.
Member Louisiana S. Court Task Force on Legal Services, member Louisiana Supreme Court committee on prompt and affordable justice symposium.
Member American Bar Association (family law section), Louisiana State Bar Association (chair family law section, editor Louisiana family law newsletter, Pro Bono award 1994), Southwest Louisiana Bar Association.