Admitted
1972, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1973, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
Law School
Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1972
Law School Graduation Year
1972
College
Oklahoma City University, B.A., 1969
Memberships
Muskogee County, Oklahoma (Member, Board of Governors, 2000-2002) and American Bar Associations; Oklahoma Bar Foundation (President, 1996; Member, Board of Editors, 1997—); Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute.
Biographical
Member, Board of Editors: Oklahoma Law Enforcement & Operations Bulletin; Oklahoma Bar Journal, 1997—. Chairman: Local Rules Committee; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1995; Chairman, Rules Committee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1994. Adjunct Settlement Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma. Assistant U.S. Attorney 1973-1981. U.S. Attorney 1981-1982. Appellate Judge, Oklahoma Court on the Judiciary, 2003-2005.