Admitted
1972, Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1975, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Temple University, J.D., 1972
Law School Graduation Year
1972
College
Temple University, B.B.A., 1968
Memberships
State Bar of New Mexico (Chair, Criminal Law Section, 1981-1982); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1991-1992; Treasurer, 1996-1997). Oliver Seth American Inn of Court. Master of the Bench.
Biographical
Counsel of Record, Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261 (1985). Assistant Defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia, 1972-1974. Acting District Public Defender, First Judicial District, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1975-1976. Assistant Attorney General, State of New Mexico, 1976-1978. Member, State Bar of New Mexico Specialization Board, 1982-1986. Member, 1986-1993 and Chairman, 1991-1993, New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization. Elected Member, Santa Fe City Council, 1992-1996. Member, City of Santa Fe Home Rule Commission, 1997.