Background
Cotton, John W. was born in 1947.
Cotton, John W. was born in 1947.
University of Santa Clara (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Hastings College of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1972). National Institute for Trial Advocacy Advanced Program, Boulder, Colorado (1981).
Worked at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, Limited liability partnership (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Litigation, Securities Regulation. Admitted to the bar, 1972, California. 1977, District of Columbia.
Lecturer, United States.
Department of Justice, Attorney General"s Advocacy Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, 1981-1984. Senior Trial Attorney, United States.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1975-1977. Deputy Director, Division of Enforcement, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1980-1984.