Born 1942 in Sapulpa, OK

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on December 4, 1981, to a seat vacated by Frederick A. Daugherty. Confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1981, and received commission on December 17, 1981. Service terminated on December 1, 1990, due to reassignment.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on December 4, 1981, to a seat vacated by Frederick A. Daugherty. Confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1981, and received commission on December 17, 1981. Service terminated on December 1, 1990, due to reassignment.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on December 4, 1981, to a seat vacated by Frederick A. Daugherty. Confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1981, and received commission on December 17, 1981. Served as chief judge, 1994-2001. Assumed senior status on July 7, 2013.

Education:
Oklahoma Baptist University, B.S., 1963
University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 1965

Professional Career:

U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant commander, 1965-1971 (active duty, 1965-1968); law specialist, 1965-1967; JAG Corps, 1967-1971
Assistant attorney general, State of Oklahoma, 1968-1969
Legal advisor, Gov. Dewey Bartlett, Oklahoma, 1969-1971
Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1971-1972, 1979-1981
Chief legislative assistant, U.S. Sen. Dewey Bartlett of Oklahoma, 1972-1975
U.S. attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1975-1977, 1981-1982
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2003-2006

Miscellaneous Information:

The act of May 19, 1961, 75 Stat. 80, authorized one judgeship to serve the Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma.

The act of December 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5089, assigned this judgeship to the Western District of Oklahoma exclusively.