Admitted: 1972, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Law School: Loyola Marymount University, J.D.
Member: Century City (Judge Pro Tem Program, 1979-1986), Los Angeles County (Member: Jail Study Committee, 1974-1976; Los Angeles Delegation, State Bar Conference of Delegates, 1979-1980, 1982-1984; Amicus Briefs, Committee, 1981-1990; Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1982-1988; Judiciary Committee, 1982-1990) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Hearing Examiner, 1976-1977); First Amendment Lawyers Association; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biography: Blue Key; Phi Delta Phi. Member, St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. Articles Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 1971-1972. Author: "Redefining Federal Largess Through State Minimum Grant Regulations: Dandridge v. Williams," 4 Loyola Law Review, 1971; "Recent Decision - SEC v. Lake Havasu Estates," 5 Loyola Law Review, 1972. Instructor, Civil Procedure, Glendale College of Law, 1974-1976. Law Clerk to Honorable David W. Williams, Judge, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1972. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California, Criminal Division, 1973-1976.
Born: Yuba City, California, April 27, 1944
Cases: Walter v. United States, 447 U.S. 649, 65 L. Ed. 2d 410, 100 S. Ct. 2395 (1980); People v. Glaze, 27 Cal. 3d 841, 166 Cal. Rptr. 859 (1980).