Admitted: 1984, California; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Central and Northern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
Law School: University of San Diego, J.D.
College: California State University at San Diego
Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sentencing Guidelines Committee, 1990-1991); State Bar of California; Criminal Defense Lawyers Club of San Diego; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biography: Fulbright Scholar, 2003. Adjunct Professor: California Western School of Law, 1990; 1992; University of San Diego, 1989-1990. Contributing Author: "Federal Defense Manual," Federal Defenders of San Diego, 1985-1988 editions; "Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties 2008," Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. Best Lawyers in America continuously listed since 1996. Member, American Inns of Court, William B. Enright, Alumnus. Past Member, Board of Directors, Federal Defenders of San Diego and Appellate Defenders, Inc. Current Member, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (Lawyers Disciplinary Committee). Past Member, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (Magistrate Judge Selection Committee) and JNE Commissioner, California State Bar.
Born: February 20, 1955
Languages: Spanish