Admitted
1973, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court
Law School
University of San Diego, J.D., 1972
Law School Graduation Year
1972
College
Boston College, B.S.B.A., 1968
Memberships
San Diego County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1988, 1990-1992, 2001—, President, 2004—; Member, State Bar Judicial Nominee Evaluation Commission, 1982; Delegate, State Bar Convention, 1980—); State Bar of California (Member, Board of Governors, 1997-2000); San Diego County Barristers (Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1980; Treasurer, 1979; Vice President, 1980); Consumer Attorneys of San Diego (formerly San Diego Trial Lawyers Association) (President, 1997; Vice-President, 1995; Treasurer, 1994; Parliamentarian, 1993); Criminal Defense Lawyers Club of San Diego (Treasurer, 1989; Vice President, 1990; President, 1991; Member, Civil Justice Reform Committee Federal Court, 1991); Criminal Defense Bar Association of San Diego (Member, Board of Directors, 1992—; Member, Judicial Council of California, Governing Body State Courts of California, 2001-2004).
Biographical
Recipient: San Diego Trial Lawyers Award, 1978; San Diego Trial Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, 1992; San Diego Trial Lawyer Award, 1993. Board of Directors, California Young Lawyers, 1979-1982. Judge Pro Tem, San Diego Municipal Court, 1980—. Member, Board of Directors, Appellate Defenders, Federal Defenders and Defender's Inc., 1986—; Vice-President, 1996; President, 1997 and 1998. Member, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society, 1988— and Treasurer, 1990, President, 1991 and 1992. Founding Member, Friends Legal Aid. Trustee, County Law Library, 1988-1990.