Born 1932 in Portland, OR

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on May 29, 1985, to a new seat authorized by 98 Stat. 333. Confirmed by the Senate on July 10, 1985, and received commission on July 11, 1985. Assumed senior status on May 16, 1999.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
Military Judge, U.S. Army, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam, 1968-1969
Military Judge, U.S. Army, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, 1970-1972
Appellate Military Judge, U.S. Army Court of Military Review (now U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals), 1972-1973, 1974-1975
Chief Military Trial Judge, U.S. Army, 1975

Education:
Stanford University, A.B., 1952
Stanford Law School, J.D., 1957

Professional Career:

U.S. Army lieutenant, 1952-1954
Law clerk, Supreme Court of Oregon, 1957
Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 1957-1959
U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1959-1981 (released as brigadier general)
     Assistant staff judge advocate, Okinawa, Japan; Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 1959-1964
     Faculty, Judge Advocate General's School, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1965-1968
     Chief, criminal law division, 1975-1978
     Judge advocate, Europe; Heidelberg, Germany, 1978-1981
Dean/professor of law, University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1981-1985