Admitted
1974, Oregon; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Willamette University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
University of San Francisco; Portland State University, B.S., 1971
Memberships
Sixth Judicial District (President, 1983-1984) and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (Member, Ethics Committee, 1979-1982; Chairman, 1981-1982; Member: Executive Committee, Litigation Section, 1981-1983, 1986-1987, 2000—; Federal Practice and Procedure Committee, 1983-1984; Oregon Uniform Trial Court Rules Committee, 1984-1985; Member, Executive Committee, Appellate Practice Section, 1993-1994); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Oregon Trial Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Editor-in-Chief, Willamette Law Journal, 1973-1974. Author: Comment, Wrongful Death Actions in Oregon: New Developments, 10 Willamette Law Journal 217, 1974. Law Clerk to Justice Edward H. Howell of the Oregon Supreme Court, 1974-1975. Commissioner, 1987-1988 and Chairman, 1988-1998, Oregon Liquor Control Commission. Circuit Judge Pro Tem, 1991-1994 and 1998—. Regional Chair, Supreme Court Disciplinary Board, 1992-1998. Advocate, National College of Advocacy. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)