Born 1952 in Salt Lake City, UT

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Nominated by George W. Bush on March 13, 2003, to a new seat authorized by 116 Stat. 1758. Confirmed by the Senate on July 8, 2003, and received commission on July 15, 2003. Assumed senior status on July 31, 2018.

Education:
University of Utah, B.S., 1976
University of Utah College of Law (now S.J. Quinney College of Law), J.D., 1979

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. J. Clifford Wallace, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1979-1980
Private practice, 1980-1981
Law clerk, Hon. William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1982
Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1982-2003
Adjunct professor, Arizona State University Law School, 1985-1986, 1988
Visiting professor, Brigham Young University, 1990