Education
Bachelor, Brigham Young U., 1969; Juris Doctor, University of California, Berkeley, 1972.
Bachelor, Brigham Young U., 1969; Juris Doctor, University of California, Berkeley, 1972.
Staff attorney, California Rural Legal Assistance, Delano, California, 1972-1974; staff attorney, Western Center on Law and Poverty, 1974-1976; senior counsel, director litigation, acting executive director, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 1976-1981; judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1981-1994; judge, United States District Court (central district) California, Los Angeles, since 1994.
Active Hollywood-Los Feliz Jewish Cmty. Center; Member California State Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Mexico-American Bar Association Los Angeles County, California Judicial Council.