Education
Bachelor, College Notre Dame, 1965; Master of Arts, West Virginia University, 1977; Juris Doctor, West Virginia University, 1980.
Bachelor, College Notre Dame, 1965; Master of Arts, West Virginia University, 1977; Juris Doctor, West Virginia University, 1980.
Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1980-1992;
district judge, United States District Court (northern district), W. Virginia, since 1992. Adjunct Professor law West Virginia University, 1990-1991. Board directors West Virginia University Alumni Association, since 1995, 1st vice president, 1997-1998.
Member board advisors West Virginia University.
Visiting committee West Virginia University College Law, 1987-1991, 94-98. Chairman advisory board West Virginia University, 1997-1998. Member American Bar Association, National Conference Federal Trial Judges (Executive Committee since 1996, ), West Virginia State Bar, West Virginia Bar Association, Harrison County Bar Association, Clarksburg Country Club, Oral Lake Fishing Club, Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church.