Federal Judicial Service:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Nominated by George Bush on January 8, 1991, to a seat vacated by Milton Lewis Schwartz
Confirmed by the Senate on March 21, 1991, and received commission on March 25, 1991

Education:

University of Southern California, B.S., 1963

University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, LL.B., 1966

Professional Career:

1960-1967
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Sergeant

1967-1969
Deputy district attorney, Fresno County

1968-1969
Adjunct professor, Humphrey College of Law

1969-1991
Private practice, Fresno, California

1970-1991
Adjunct professor, San Joaquin College of Law, Fresno, California

1980-1983
Dean of the law school

1975-1980
City attorney, City of Mendota, California

1988
Temporary judge, Superior Court of California, County of Fresno

1989
Pro tem settlement conference judge, Superior Court of California, County of Fresno