Admitted
1988, New Mexico; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Law School
New York University, J.D., 1988
Law School Graduation Year
1988
College
Stanford University, A.B., with distinction/honors, 1984
Memberships
State Bar of New Mexico (Chair, Criminal Law Section, 1995-1996; Co-Chair, Task Force on the Administration of the Death Penalty, 2002—); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Senior Articles Editor, New York University Review of Law and Social Change, 1987-1988. Author, Grand Jury and Preliminary Hearing Practice, New Mexico Criminal Practice Manual. Assistant Appellate Defender, 1988-1990. Assistant Public Defender, 1990-1993. Member: New Mexico Supreme Court Rules of Criminal Procedure Committee, 1992-2001; New Mexico Supreme Court Children's Court Rules Committee, 1994-1998; New Mexico Supreme Court Jury Initiative Steering Committee.