• District Court, N.D. California

  Judge

  1991 – 2012 · 21 yrsAppointed by George H.W. Bush

• Superior Court of California, County of Alameda

  Judge

  1989 – 1991 · 2 yrs

Career

• Judge

  Superior Court of California, County of Alameda

  1989 – 1991 · 2 yrs

• Commissioner

  U.S. Parole Commission

  1986 – 1989 · 3 yrs

• Commissioner

  Consumer Product Safety Commission

  1983 – 1986 · 3 yrs

• Trial attorney

  Public Integrity Section, U.S. Department of Justice

  1982 – 1983 · 1 yr

• Deputy district attorney

  1980 – 1982 · 2 yrs

• Senior consultant

  California Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice

  1979 – 1980 · 1 yr

• Deputy district attorney

  1978 – 1979 · 1 yr

• Judicial extern

  California Court of Appeal

  1977 – present · 49 yrs

• Police officer

  1970 – 1977 · 7 yrs

Education