Admitted
1976, Pennsylvania; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Law School
Temple University, J.D., 1976; Yale University, LL.M., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Wesleyan University, B.A. cum laude, 1973; Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government,
Memberships
Philadelphia (Chairman, Civil Rights Committee, 1986-1988; Board of Governors, 1992-1995; Vice-Chair, Board of Governors, 1994 and Chair, Board of Governors, 1995), Federal (President, Philadelphia Chapter, 1986-1988) and American (Vice-Chair, Commission on Minorities, 1997-1999; Chair, ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, 1999-2002) Bar Associations.
Biographical
Law Clerk to the Hon. Clifford Scott Green, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1976-1978. Trial Attorney, Honors Program, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, 1978-1980. Deputy Director, Community Legal Services, Inc., 1980-1981. Assistant Associate Professor of Law, Villanova University Law School, 1982-1985. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Civil Division, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1985-1988. General Counsel, Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 1988-1990. City Solicitor, City of Philadelphia, 1990-1992. Commissioner, Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission (MOVE Commission), 1985-1986. Commissioner, Philadelphia City Charter Commission, 1992-1994. Board Member, Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, 1993-1998. Member, Philadelphia Criminal Task Force, 1989-1990. Chairman of Board, Juvenile Law Center of Pennsylvania, 1996-1999; Corporate Board Member, Board of Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 1996-2003; Deputy Chairman, 1997-2000; Chairman, 2001-2003.