Born 1953 in Scottsbluff, NE

Federal Judicial Service:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Appointed United States Magistrate Judge August 21, 2006.

Education:

Doane College, Cete, NE 1971-1973,

Southwestern University School of Law Los Angeles, CA 1974-1979, J.D

Professional Career:

1977 to 1984
Social Security Administration

1984 to 1988
Honorable Edward J. Garcia, United States District Judge Eastern District of California, Law Clerk

1988 to 1994
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Assistant U.S. Attorney

1994 to 1997
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Deputy Chief, Civil Division

1997 to 2005
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Chief, Civil Defensive Litigation

2005 to Aug. 21, 2006
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Chief, Civil Division