• District Court, E.D. California

  Judge

  2007 – present · 19 yrsAppointed by George W. Bush

• Superior Court of California, County of Fresno

  Judge

  1990 – 1998 · 8 yrs

Career

• U.S. Magistrate Judge

  U.S District Court, Eastern District of California

  1999 – 2007 · 8 yrs

• Judge

  Superior Court of California, County of Fresno

  1990 – 1999 · 9 yrs

• Adjunct professor

  San Joaquin College of Law

  1986 – 1992 · 6 yrs

• Law clerk, Hon. Robert F. Kane

  California Court of Appeal, First District

  1979 – present · 47 yrs

• Private practice

  1979 – 1990 · 11 yrs

• Police officer

  1973 – 1976 · 3 yrs

Education