• District Court, N.D. Texas

  Judge

  2002 – present · 24 yrsAppointed by George W. Bush

Career

• Justice

  Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas

  1988 – 2002 · 14 yrs

• Judge

  Dallas County Texas Criminal Court Number Ten

  1981 – present · 45 yrs

• Judge

  Dallas County Texas One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth District Court

  1981 – 1988 · 7 yrs

• Adjunct professor

  Texas Wesleyan School of Law

  1981 – 2002 · 21 yrs

• Associate judge

  Irving Texas Municipal Court

  1976 – 1980 · 4 yrs

• Private practice

  Texas

  1975 – 1980 · 5 yrs

• Law clerk in private practice

  Texas

  1974 – 1975 · 1 yr

Education