Admitted
1976, Texas; 1978, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1981 U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Law School
University of Texas at Austin, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
University of Texas at Austin, B.A., with honors, 1972
Memberships
Tarrant County and Dallas Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Associations.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, First Place, Hildebrand Moot Court, Fall and Spring, 1973-1974; Best Brief, Spring, 1974. Staff Member, Texas Law Review, 1973-1975. Author; Casenote, 53 Texas L. Rev. 1332, 1975. Hearing Officer, Texas Youth Council, 1976-1977. Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County, Texas, 1979-1982. Consulting Attorney, Mexican Consulate, 1984-1990. Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel, Northern District of Texas, Dallas (1985—) and Fort Worth (1997—) Divisions; Death Penalty Panel, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, 1997—. Member, Texas Legal Protection Plan, 1983—.