Education
Student, Kansas City (Kansas) Community College, 1966-1967; student, Donnelly College, 1967-1968; student, Pittsburg State University, 1968-1970; Juris Doctor, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1974.
Student, Kansas City (Kansas) Community College, 1966-1967; student, Donnelly College, 1967-1968; student, Pittsburg State University, 1968-1970; Juris Doctor, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1974.
Attorney, Southwestern Bell Telephone Сompany, 1974-1980; judge 16th judicial circuit, Jackson County Circuit Court, 1980-1986; judge, Missouri Court Appeals (western district), 1986-1991; federal judge, United States District Court (western district) Missouri, Kansas City, since 1991.
Past president of the board directors De La Salle Education Center, Inc., 1985-1987, active, since 1983. Active Kansas City Museum, since 1988, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, since 1984, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, since 1982, National Conference of Christians and Jews, since 1984. Member American Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Lawyers' Association, Jackson County Bar Association, University Club, Hillcrest Country Club, U. Missouri Kansas City Law Foundation, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Child Development Corporation, Kappa Alpha Psi.