Admitted
1984, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Law School
Seton Hall Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
Drew University, B.A., magna cum laude, with honors in English Literature, 1980
Biographical
Editor-in-Chief, Seton Hall Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to the Hon. Maryanne Trump Barry, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1984-1985. Counsel to the Commissioner/Director of Litigation, Department of the Public Advocate for the State of New Jersey, 1990-1991. Author: Outrageous Conduct: The Third Circuit's Treatment of the Due Process Defense, 19 Seton Hall Law Review 606 (1989) (cited approvingly in State v. Johnson, 127 N.J. 458 (1992) and Y. Kamisar, Modern Criminal Procedure Ch. 7 at 419 n.a (8th ed. 1994); Book Review, Bernard Schwartz's The New Right and the Constitution: Turning Back the Legal Clock, 21 Seton Hall Law Review 540 (1991). Adjunct Professor of Law, Criminal Procedure, Professional Responsibility, Legal Writing, Seton Hall Law School, 1986-1992. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Civil Practice Committee, 1990-1992. Past President, Seton Hall University School of Law Alumni Council. Member, Merit Selection Panels for Reappointment, 1997 and Appointment, 2000, United States Magistrate Judges, District of New Jersey. Member and Former Trustee: Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey; Legal Services Foundation of Essex County. Member: Lawyers Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1996-2000; Editorial Board, New Jersey Lawyer.