University Attended:
University of Michigan, M.A., 1976; University of Missouri, B.A., 1972
Law School Attended:
Columbus School of Law of the Catholic University of America, J.D., 1980
Year of First Admission:
1981
Admission:
1981, District of Columbia; 1981, Maryland; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit