Federal Judicial Service:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Appointed United States Magistrate Judge October 12, 2007

Education:

California State University, Fresno, B.A. Speech Communication, 1972

San Joaquin College of Law, J.D., 1976

Professional Career:

1976-1977
Law Clerk/Crier for U.S. District Court Judge M.D. Crocker, Eastern District of California, Fresno

1977
Staff Attorney, U.S. Federal Defenders Office, Eastern Dsictrict of California, Fresno

1977 - 1984
Fresno County Deputy District Attorney

1984 - 1986
Fresno County Senior Deputy District Attorney and lead attorney for the Career Criminal Unit

1986 - 1988
Municipal Court Judge, Consolidated Fresno Judicial District

1988 - 2007
Superior Court Judge, Fresno County Superior Court