Born Moline, Illinois, July 26, 1946; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia; 1984, Oregon.

Education: Loyola University (B.S., 1973); Washington University; University of Georgia (J.D. cum laude, 1978). Instructor, Business Law, Farm Law, Blue Mountain Community College, 1984-1985. Member: Georgia Legal Services Corporation, 1978-1980; Law Clerk for Hon. John W. Sognier, Georgia Court of Appeals, 1980-1983. Member, State of Oregon Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation, 1992-1996. Member: Sixth Judicial District (President, 1988-1989) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Legal Aid Committee, 1982-1983); Oregon State Bar (Member, Lawyers' Assistance Committee, 1988-1990; Task Force on Professionalism, 1992-); Oregon Women Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1991-1995); Joint Bench/Bar Commission Professionalism (1994-1998, Chair, 1996-1998); Oregon Legal Services (Member, Board of Directors, 1996-1998); Federal Bar Association, (Oregon Chapter, board of Directors, 2001- ); Ninth Circuit, Circuit Court Lawyer Representative, (2001- ). Part time United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon (2005- ).