Education
Bachelor, Tufts U., 1976; Juris Doctor, Duquesne U., 1980.
Bachelor, Tufts U., 1976; Juris Doctor, Duquesne U., 1980.
Assistant district attorney, Allegheny County District Attorneys Office, Pennsylvania, 1980-1983; assistant United State Attorneys, United States Attorneys Office (western district) Pennsylvania, 1983-1991; federal judge, United States District Court (western district) Pennsylvania, 1991-1992; federal judge, United States Court Appeals (3d circuit), Pittsburgh, since 1992. Visiting committee member University of Chicago Law School, 1993-1996.
Former board directors Center Victims Violent Crime. Former member Aid Citizen Enterprise. Member Pennsylvania Bar Association (delegate to PBA house of deals 1989-1991), Allegheny County Bar Association (member judicial committee 1988-1990, member professional ethics committee, member planning committee, chairman subcommittee minorities in law of planning committee, member nominating committee, member finance committee, member minorities mentor program, mem.women in law committee, federal court section), Homer S. Brown Bar Association, The Boule, Alpha House (former board directors).