Law School
University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Southeastern Oklahoma State University, B.S., 1971
Memberships
Southeastern Oklahoma, Oklahoma (President, 1990; Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1987) and American Bar Associations
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Editor, Oklahoma Law Review, 1973-1974. Author: Estate and Gift Taxes: Oklahoma's New Disclaimer Statute, Oklahoma Law Review, Volume 27, Winter, 1974; Flight Insurance, Oklahoma Law Review, Volume 27, Summer, 1974; Oklahoma Law in Federal Courts, Oklahoma Bar Journal, June, 1976. Named Outstanding Young Lawyer by Oklahoma Bar Association, 1977. Member, Oklahoma Supreme Court Uniform Jury Instruction Committee, 1982. United States District Judge for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma, 1994-2001. Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1996-2001. Fellow, Oklahoma Bar Foundation; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.