Admitted
1974, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
Law School
University of Missouri-Kansas City, J.D., 1973
Law School Graduation Year
1973
College
University of Missouri; Southeast Missouri State College, B.S., 1969
Memberships
The Missouri Bar; Illinois State Bar Association.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi (Vice Magister, 1972-1973). Member, Editorial Board, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, 1972-1973. City Councilman, 1988-1994, and Mayor, 1994-2002, City of Cape Girardeau.
Military
With U.S. Army, 1969-1971