Birotte Jr., André, 1966-

André Birotte Jr. (born August 15, 1966) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and previously served as United States Attorney for the Central District of California. On July 22, 2014, the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Birotte to serve as a district judge in Los Angeles after being nominated by President Barack Obama.

Birotte was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1966 to Haitian immigrants. Birotte graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and received his Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law.

After graduating from law school, Birotte was a deputy public defender in Los Angeles. In 1995, he became an Assistant United States Attorney. Four years later, he joined Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan where he represented individuals charged with white collar crime.

Birotte was appointed to the United States Attorney's office by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in February 2010. He was sworn in on March 4, 2010. Judge Terry J. Hatter, Jr. administered the oath. Birotte was the first African-American United States Attorney for the Central District. He supervised an office of 275 prosecutors.