Admitted
1982, Arizona, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
University of Arizona, J.D., with high distinction, 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Arizona State University, B.S., summa cum laude, 1979
Memberships
Maricopa County (Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division, 1985-1990), Federal (President, Arizona Chapter, 1993-1994, Board of Directors, 1999—) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division, 1986-1991); Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association; Arizona Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Sandra Day O'Connor Inn of Court
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi. Recipient: 1989, Outstanding Graduate (alumni) Award, University of Arizona College of Law; 1990, Arizona Bar Foundation Law Related Education Award. Note and Comment Editor, Arizona Law Review, 1981-1982. Author: Case Note, Prosecutorial Misconduct— A Plea for Remedy, 23 Arizona Law Review 425, 1981; Note, The National Collegiate Athletic Association: Fundamental Fairness and the Enforcement Program, 23 Arizona Law Review 1065, 1981. Lawyer-Representative, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1989-1992. Judge Pro Tempore, Arizona Court of Appeals. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Arizona Bar Foundation (Member and Officer, Board of Directors, 1993—; President, 1999-2000).