Appointments:

• Appointed March 30, 1988 by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Reappointed March 30, 2002 by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Current term expires March 29, 2016)

 Education:

• University of Florida, 1971, B.A. (cum laude)
• University of San Diego School of Law (California), 1975, J.D. (cum laude)
• New York University School of Law, 1979, LL.M.

 Professional Memberships:

• Los Angeles County and Santa Barbara County Bar Associations
• Financial Lawyers Conference
• California Bankruptcy Forum
• American College of Bankruptcy
• Federal Bar Association (Central Coast Chapter)