Admitted
1988, Illinois; 1994, Missouri, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
John Marshall Law School, J.D., with highest distinction, 1988
Law School Graduation Year
1988
College
University of Illinois, B.A., 1981
Memberships
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
Biographical
Member: Order of John Marshall, 1988; Gavel Society, 1987-1988. Recipient: Dean's Academic Scholarship, 1985-1988; John N. Jewett Scholarship, 1988; Graduate School Scholarship, 1988; American Law Book Company Award, 1988. First Place: Best Brief, Region VIII, 1987 National Moot Court Competition (National Semifinalist); Best Memorials, West Central Region, 1987 Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Lead Articles Editor, The John Marshall Law Review, 1987-1988. Law Intern, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, 1987. Law Clerk to Hon. William O. Bertelsman, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1988-1989. Author: Note, Abrogating the Political Offense Exception to Extradition, 20 John Marshall Law Review 653 (1987).