Louis Otten ’28

Louis Otten, former vice president of '28, died Dec. 20, 2000, from congestive heart failure.

Louis grew up in Memphis, where at age 16 he was valedictorian of his graduating class at Memphis Central H.S. He later graduated with honors in political science from Princeton and was admitted to the Tennessee bar after his second year at law school. After completing his Harvard law degree in 1931, he embarked on a distinguished legal and judicial career, including many years at Weil, Gotshal and Manges in NYC. He was named a judge in the Family Court of the city and state of New York in 1963 by Mayor Robert Wagner and was subsequently reappointed by Mayor John V. Lindsay, serving until mandatory retirement age in 1977. He then served as hearing officer for the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct and as director on many boards, including those of the Jewish Child Care Assn., the New York Guild for the Blind, Visions, Playschools and Green Chimneys Children's Services.

He is survived by his son, Michael '63, daughter Lois Robbins, son-in-law Michael Robbins '55, daughter-in-law Evelyne Otten, four granddaughters, two grandsons, and seven great-grandchildren.

The class extends sympathy to this great Princeton family.

The Class of 1928