Born 1945 in Svendborg, Denmark

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Nominated by William J. Clinton on August 31, 1998, to a seat vacated by James H. Hancock. Confirmed by the Senate on October 8, 1998, and received commission on October 9, 1998. Assumed senior status on October 24, 2012.

Education:
City of London College, Certificate in English Law, 1968
University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law, Certificate in Jurisprudence, 1969
University of Alabama School of Law, M.C.Law, 1970
University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1973

Professional Career:

Private practice, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1970-1971
Adjunct faculty, University of Copenhagen School of Law, 1970-1971
Private practice, Tuscumbia, Alabama, 1973-1979
Judge, Muscle Shoals [Alabama] City Court, 1978-1979
Judge, Alabama Circuit Court, Thirty-First Judicial Circuit, 1979-1998; presiding judge, 1980-1999