Admitted
1984, Iowa (inactive); 1987, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; registered to practice before U.
Law School
University of Iowa, J.D., with high distinction, 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
University of California at Riverside, B.S., 1974; University of California at Riverside, M.A, 1975
Memberships
Oregon State Bar (Chair, Ethics Committee, 1999); Federal Bar Association (President, 2002-2003, Oregon Chapter); Oregon Patent Law Association.
Biographical
Associate Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to Judge Edward J. McManus, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, 1984-1987. President, Pioneer Courthouse Historical Society. President, U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society, 2000-2001. Chair, United States District Court, District of Oregon, Local Rules Advisory Committee, 1996-2000. Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representative Coordinating Committee, 1999-2000. Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1998-2000.