| Admission Details | 1979, California; 1980, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Education | University of California, B.A.; University of San Diego, J.D. |
| Additional Bio Details | Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Constitutional law. |