Admitted: 1972, Texas; 1974, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Law School: Baylor University, J.D.
Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Mineral Law Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Natural Resources Section).
Biography: Phi Delta Phi. Comment Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1972. Author: "The Open Mine Doctrine-Halt," Baylor Law Review, Winter, 1972; "Noerr Penington-Hole in the Umbrella," Baylor Law Review, Spring, 1972; "Implied Water Rights in Secondary Recovery Operations," Baylor Law Review, Fall, 1972.
Born: Long Beach, California, September 9, 1943
Cases: Travelers Indem. Co. v. Manley Cattle Co., 553 F2d 943 (5th Cir., 1977); Francis v. Beaudry, 733 S.W.2d 331 (Dallas, 1987); Naranjo v. Naranjo, 815 S.W.2d 882 (Beaumont 1991); Bonner v. Henderson, 147 F3rd 457 (5th Cir., 1998).