Admitted
1967, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Law School
Harvard University, J.D., 1966
Law School Graduation Year
1966
College
University of California at Los Angeles, A.B., summa cum laude, 1963
Memberships
Los Angeles County Bar Association (Chair, Appellate Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2001-2003; Chair, Appellate Courts Committee, 1984-1985); California Academy of Appellate Lawyers (President, 1982-1983); American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; Criminal Courts Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1977-1987; President, 1987); Chief Justice's Committee to Evaluate the California Appellate Projects, 1992-1993; California Appellate Indigent Defense Oversight Advisory Committee (Member, 1994-1995).
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Pi Sigma Alpha. Author: Appellate Practice Handbook, Butterworth, 1982; Excluding the Exclusionary Rule— Can There Be An Effective Alternative?, 47 Los Angeles Bar Journal 91, 1972; Practitioner's Guide to California Habeas Corpus, 8 Journal of Beverly Hills Bar Association, No. 3, pg. 10, 1974; Reflections on Gun Control, 52 Los Angeles Bar Journal 208, 1976; The Proposed Panel to Resolve Intercircuit Conflicts: A Brief View From the Litigants Perspective, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 3, Spring, 1984. Co-Author: Protecting the Record on Appeal, 13 Los Angeles Lawyer, No. 6 p. 40, August-September 1990. Professor of Evidence, University of San Fernando Valley School of Law, 1967-1970. Senior Attorney, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, 1972-1976. Mediator, California Court of Appeal Settlement Panel, 1989—. Member: Panel of Arbitrators and Panel of Mediators, American Arbitration Association, 1980-1994; California Judicial Council Appellate Process Task Force, 1997-2002; Judicial Council's Reporting of the Record Task Force, 2002—. (Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)