Admitted
1980, Washington; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1987, Hawaii; 1989, Idaho; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court and Colville Tribal Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1996, Oregon
Law School
University of Washington, J.D., 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
University of Oregon Honors College, B.A., 1977
Memberships
Spokane County, Washington State, Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar; Oregon State Bar; American Inns of Court.
Biographical
Author, What is An ‘Indian Tribe? ’- The Question of Tribal Existence, VIII American Indian Law Review 1, 1980; Administrative Investigations, Washington Administrative Law Practice Manual, 1991; Letting Judges Judge; The Myth of Judicial Activism, Oregon State Bar Bulletin, May 1999. Adjunct Faculty, Gonzaga University Law School, 1994-1995, 2000—. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member, 1990-2000; Executive Committee, 1993-1996; Chairman, Lawyer Representative Coordinating Committee, 1995-1996, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member, Ninth Circuit Advisory Board, 2001—. President, Federal Bar Association Eastern District of Washington, 1996-1997, 2001-2002.