Admitted
1968, Arizona; 1969, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. Claims Court
Law School
University of Arizona, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
Pennsylvania State University; University of Arizona, B.A., 1965
Memberships
Pima County Bar Association (Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, 1994—); State Bar of Arizona (Member: Committees on: Judicial Performance Review, 1992-1994; Uniform Criminal Jury Instructions, 1980-1982); American Bar Association (Member, Section on Criminal Justice); Federal Bar Association (Tucson Chapter, Treasurer, 1997-1998, Secretary 1998-1999, Vice President 1999-2000, President-Elect, 2000-2001, President 2001-2002); Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Morris K. Udall Inn of Court (President, 2002).
Biographical
Recipient, Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1994. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Contributing Author: Family Violence, Conflict and Sexual Abuse, Shepard's, McGraw-Hill, June, 1989. Staff Attorney, Papago Legal Services, Sells, Arizona, 1969-1970. Deputy County Attorney, Pima County, Arizona, 1970-1974. Judge Pro Tempore, Pima County Superior Court, 1981—. Member, Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness, 2000—. Member, Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments, 1985-1989. (Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization, 1978-1989). Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Pretrial Litigation, 1998—, College of Law, University of Arizona.