Education
Bachelor of Science, St. Saint Louis University, 1964; Juris Doctor, St. Saint Louis University, 1967.
Bachelor of Science, St. Saint Louis University, 1964; Juris Doctor, St. Saint Louis University, 1967.
Hearings examiner motor carrier division, Illinois Commerce Commission, 1967-1969; from assistant public defender to chief public defender, Office of Public Defender, 1969-1982; principal, Law Office of Paul Riley, Edwardsville, Illinois, 1969-1972; principal, Mudge Riley and Lucco, Edwardsville, 1972-1985; associate judge, State of Illinois, 1985; circuit judge, State of Illinois, 1986; judge, United States District Court (southern district) Illinois, East St. Louis, since 1994.
Member American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association (member assembly), Madison County Bar Association (president 1975).