Admitted
1985, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Central Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for
Law School
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, J.D., with great distinction, 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
California State University at Fresno, B.A., 1981; California State University at Fresno, B.S., cum
Memberships
Fresno County and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of California.
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Iota Epsilon; Gamma Theta Upsilon; Order of the Coif. Member, Traynor Honor Society. Law Clerk to the Honorable Donald R. Franson, Presiding Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, 1985-1986. Judge Pro Tempore, Fresno County Consolidated Courts. Member, Judicial Arbitration Panel, Madera County Superior Courts.