Admitted
1976, Texas; 1977, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
Law School
University of Texas, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
Vanderbilt University, B.A., cum laude, 1973
Memberships
El Paso (President, 1995-1996), Federal (President, West Texas Chapter, 1992-1994) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1990-1992); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, El Paso Chapter, 1996-1997); Defense Research Institute
Biographical
Note and Comment Editor, Texas Law Review, 1975-1976. Chair, 1999-2003, and Member, 1994-1996, Merit Selection Panel, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Texas. Chair, Committee on Admissions, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1995—. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)