Law School
Duquesne Univ., J.D., with honors, 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
Tufts Univ., B.A., Political Science, 1976
Memberships
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, National and American Bar Associations.
Biographical
Judge: U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1991-1992; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1992-1999. Adjunct Professor, Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1994-1999. Appointed Member, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Committee on Racial and Gender Bias in the Justice System, 2000. Member: CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution; National Panel of Distinguished Neutrals; American Law Institute; Advisory Committee for the Study of Rules and Practice and Internal Operating Procedures, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. (Also at Washington, DC Office)