Born 1943 in Riverside, NJ

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on May 8, 1990, to a seat vacated by Spottswood W. Robinson, III. Confirmed by the Senate on July 13, 1990, and received commission on July 16, 1990. Assumed senior status on November 1, 2008.

Education:
Drexel University, B.S., 1966
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), J.D., 1969

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Henry J. Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1969-1970
Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1970-1973
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1973-1975, 1977-1990
Adjunct professor of law, Georgetown University Law Center, 1974-1978
Deputy solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1975-1977
Special counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 1979-1980
Special assistant attorney general, State of Montana, 1983-1990
Special assistant attorney general, State of New Mexico, 1985-1990
Special assistant attorney general, State of Utah, 1986-1990