Born 1957 in Oklahoma City, OK

Federal Judicial Service:

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
United States Magistrate Judge appointed August 1, 2003

Education:

University of California, Davis, B.A. Economics, 1979

University of California, Los Angeles, J.D., 1982

Professional Career:

1981
Extern Law Clerk, Honorable Frank K. Richardson
California Supreme Court, San Francisco, California

1982 - 1984
Private Practice, San Francisco, California

1984 - 1996
Private Practice, Bakersfield, California

1996 - 2003
Commissioner, Superior Court of California, County of Kern