(Biographical information from the Federal Judicial Center, http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf, April 2007)

Born 12/8/1938, in Los Angeles, CA.

Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Central District of California.
Nominated by President George H.W. Bush (Republican) on 08/03/1990; confirmed by the Senate on 09/28/1990; received judicial commission on 10/01/1990.
Assumed senior status on 12/08/2004.
Service terminated on 07/01/2005 due to retirement.

Education
University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1960.
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1963.

Non-judicial Career
U.S. Army, 1964-1966
Private practice, 1966-1986
Judge, Orange County Superior Court, 1986-1990

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