Judicial service
District Court, E.D. Oklahoma
Judge
1981 – 1990 · 9 yrsAppointed by Ronald Reagan
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Judge
1981 – 2013 · 32 yrsAppointed by Ronald Reagan
District Court, N.D. Oklahoma
Judge
1981 – 1990 · 9 yrsAppointed by Ronald Reagan
Career
U.S. attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
1981 – 1982 · 1 yr
Private practice
1979 – 1981 · 2 yrs
U.S. attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
1975 – 1977 · 2 yrs
Chief legislative assistant
1972 – 1975 · 3 yrs
Private practice
1971 – 1972 · 1 yr
Legal advisor
1969 – 1971 · 2 yrs
Assistant attorney general
State of Oklahoma
1968 – 1969 · 1 yr
JAG Corps
1967 – 1971 · 4 yrs
U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant commander
1965 – present · 61 yrs
U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant commander
1965 – present · 61 yrs
law specialist
1965 – 1967 · 2 yrs
Education
B.S., Oklahoma Baptist University