Admitted
1975, Idaho; 1981, North Dakota; 1987, Utah, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, Ute Tribal Court
Law School
University of Idaho, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
University of Southern California, B.A., cum laude, 1969
Memberships
Idaho State Bar; State Bar Association of North Dakota; Utah State Bar.
Biographical
Associate Professor, University of North Dakota, 1982-1985. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Ray C. McNichols, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho, 1975-1977. Co-Author: Sports Law, West Publishing Company Hornbook, 1986; You and the Law, 1990; Family Legal Guide, ABA Publication, 1994; Your Legal Guide to Marriage, ABA Public Education Division, 1989; The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978: A Practitioner's Perspective, 62 N.D.L. Rev. 487, 1986; Obtaining An Enforceable Division Of The Marital Estate: Now A Matter Of Preventive Law in North Dakota, 61 N.D.L. Rev. 301, 1985; The Role Of Indian Tribal Courts In The Collection Of Business Debts: Tool Or Bane Of Local Business?, North Dakota Economic Studies Number 39, 1985. Author: Using Military Troops and Materials to Enforce Civil Laws: Who Is In Charge Here? 3 ABA Supreme Court Preview 87, 1987; Tribal Court Jurisdiction Over Collection Suits By Local Merchants and Lenders: An Obstacle To Credit For Reservation Indians, 13 Am. Indian L. Rev. 1, 1987.
Military
U.S. Marine Corps, 1969-1971