Admitted: 1978, California; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: University of California, J.D.
Member: State Bar of California.
Biography: Fulbright Scholar, Portugal, 1989; Fulbright Scholar, Pakistan, 2001. Recipient: Defenders Inc., 1983, San Diego, Excellence in Defense of the Poor; CACJ Award for Amicus Work, 2003, 2004; Spirit of CEB Award, CEB, State Bar of California/University of California, 2006. Judge Pro Tem, San Francisco Sup. Court, 2004. Consultant: Legal/Judicial education projects in Cambodia; U.N. War Crimes Tribunal. Coordinator: Intl. Conf. on Adversarial Adjudication in Criminal Cases, Lisbon, 1990; Eval. of Nicaraguan Court System, 1987; Mexican Capital Legal Assistance Program 2005; Advisory Board, The Champion, Journal of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1993; Editorial Consultant, CEB. Author: Chapters 14, 15, 48 "California Criminal Law Procedure & Practice," 1998-2010; 70 Misc. Journal Articles. Adjunct Professor, New College of Law , 1991-2007; Faculty, Death Penalty College, Santa Clara Law School, 1992. Member, Board of Advisors, U.S. Prison History Museum, Alcatraz. Member, Bd. of Dir., CACJ, 1989-1994 and 20022005; Chair, amicus curiae Committee, CACJ, 1991-2011; Co-Chair, Gov'tal Misconduct Commi., 1989-1991; Board of Directors, California Indian Legal Services, 1990-1997; Joint Advisory Committee, Continuing Education of the Bar (University of California/State Bar, 1991-1994); Consultant, Criminal Law Subcommittee, CEB, 1994; Criminal Law Advisory Committee, California Board of Legal Specialization, 1994-1996; Co-Chair, NACDL Governmental and Prosecutorial Misconduct Committee, 1990-1992; Task Force on Preservation of Adversarial Process, NACDL, 1989-1990; Task Force on Emerging Democracies, NACDL, 1990-1991. Lecturer: Intl. Conf. on Social Justice Research; Amer. Coll. Forensic Psychiatry; Amer. Coll. Forensic Psychology; CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar; American Psychological Association; California Judges Association; ABA; CA Ass. of Criminalists.
Born: 1949