• Married
• Children: Three

------------EDUCATION---------

• University of Tulsa School of Law , JD 1967
• Gonzaga University School of Law 1963-1964
• University of Washington, B.A. 1960

------------MILITARY---------

• United States Marine Corps, 1959-1960, Honorable Discharge

------------CAREER HIGHLIGHTS----------

• Law Clerk to Washington State Supreme Court Justice Walter T. McGovern 1967-1969
• Deputy Prosecutor for Pierce County 1969-1973
• Private practice attorney 1973-1993
• Elected Pierce County Superior Court 1993 - Present
• Presiding Judge Superior Court 2002
• Special Inquiry Judge Pierce County - Present

------------PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, COMMITTEES----------

• Superior Court Judges' Association
• Pierce County Superior Court Judges' Executive Committee 1999-2002
• Graduate National Judicial College; American Judicature Society; Washington State Bar Association - Pierce County Bar Association; State Prosecutor Training Board past.

------------CIVIC INVOLVEMENT-----------

• Former Board Member Boys and Girls Club
• Coached youth sports
• Former Board member Chemical Dependency Youth and Adult Agencies
• Past President Tacoma Art Museum Activities Council
• Founding Wrangler Board member Puyallup Fair Rodeo

------------INTERESTS---------

• Fly fishing, horseback riding, golf, tennis, private pilot