Candidate For:
District Judge
District 24, Office 1, Creek, Okfuskee and Okmulgee counties

Present and Previous Cities of Residence in Oklahoma:
Present: Tulsa address (although inside the city limits of Sapulpa)
Previous: Tulsa, Sapulpa, Oklahoma City, Dewey

Education:
University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D.
St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas, M.A., history
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill., B.A., history
Dewey Public Schools

Occupation:
Retired attorney

Employer:
None

Admitted to Bar:
Oklahoma, 1979; Colorado, 1986; Texas, 1991

Legal/Judicial Experience:
Private practice of law: 1079-1980, 1986-2005
Assistant district attorney, District 24, Creek County, Child Support Enforcement, 1980-1986 and 1994-1995 (part-time)
City attorney for Sapulpa, (part-time) 1996-1999

Other Relevant Experience:
Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army Reserve, 1984-1999
Adjunct Settlement Judge, Northern Program, Alternate Dispute Resolution System of Oklahoma

Professional/Community Organizations:
Sapulpa Rotary Club, current vice president, on the Board of Directors and president-elect, 2007. Paul Harris Fellow.
Life Member of SERTOMA, Served in the Sapulpa Rotary Club, 1980-1986, served as president (Gold Coat President), vice president, secretary, treasurer and chairman of the Board of Directors, and served in the Green Country SERTOMA (Sapulpa) 1994 until disbanded in 1997, the Columbine SERTOMA Club (Aurora, Colo.) from 1986-1992, president and chairman of the board
Member of Panel 6A, the Tulsa Area United Way, 2006
Life Member of the Reserve Officers Association
Oklahoma Bar Association, Creek County Bar Association (president 2003; Law Day Chair 2004). Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, Federal District Court Systems of Northern Oklahoma, Eastern District of Oklahoma, District of Colorado and the Southern District of Texas, the Tenth United States Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Court of Claims and the U.S. Court of Military Appeals.

Personal Interests:
Fishing and post card collecting