Background
Gatewood, Tela Lynne Daughter of Chester Russell and Cecilia Mae (McFarland) Weber.
Gatewood, Tela Lynne Daughter of Chester Russell and Cecilia Mae (McFarland) Weber.
Bachelor with distinction, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 1970; Juris Doctor with distinction, U. Iowa, 1972.
Instructor, LaVerne College, Pt. Mugu, California, 1973; assistant city attorney, City of Des Moines, 1973-1978; senior trial attorney and supervisory attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Dallas, Philadelphia, 1978-1991; acting regional attorney Dallas District, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Dallas, Philadelphia, 1987-1989; administrative judge, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Dallas, 1991-1994; administrative law judge, Social Security Administration, Oklahoma City, since 1994.
Board of directors Day Care Inc., Des Moines, 1975-1978, secretary, 1977, president, 1978. Member American Bar Association (labor law, litigation, government service, judiciary sections), NAFE, National Association Female Judges, Federal Bar Association, Supreme Court of the United States Court Bar Association, California Bar Association.