• District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

  Judge

  2002 – present · 24 yrsAppointed by George W. Bush

Career

• Judge

  Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County Pennsylvania

  1981 – 2002 · 21 yrs

• first assistant district attorney

  1977 – 1981 · 4 yrs

• Assistant district attorney

  1972 – 1981 · 9 yrs

• Solicitor

  Lehigh County Pennsylvania Treasurer's Office

  1971 – 1977 · 6 yrs

• Private practice

  1970 – 1981 · 11 yrs

• U.S. Naval Reserve

  JAG Corps

  1969 – 1993 · 24 yrs

• Private practice

  1969 – 1970 · 1 yr

• U.S. Navy

  JAG Corps

  1967 – 1969 · 2 yrs

• U.S. Navy law specialist

  1966 – 1967 · 1 yr

• Private practice

  1965 – 1966 · 1 yr

Education