Appointment/Election: Appointed [succeeded Judge Robert Barclay, elevated] by Governor Wilson on November 1, 1995, and elected subsequent election.

Past Employment: Public defender, Modoc County Defender's Office (1988-1995). Sole practitioner (1976-1988), Head of trial department, Halsted and Layborne (1973-1974). Assistant U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, California (1965-1973).

Memberships/Awards: Member: Modoc County Bar Association and California Public Defenders Association.

Education: LL.B. (1959) University of Arizona Law School, Tuscon, Arizona; B.S. (1956) Northwestern University, Chicago Illinois.