Education
- Juris Doctor,
Valparaiso University,
December 1978
- Bachelor of
Arts, Duquesne University,
May 1976
- Numerous courses
at:
- National
Judicial College
- Institute
for Court Management-National
Center for State
Courts
- Judicial
Conference of Indiana
- American
Judges Association
- Indiana
Public Defenders
Council
- National
Legal Aid and Defenders
Association.
Admissions,
Certificates & Honors
- Admitted to
the Indiana Bar in 1979
at the age of 23.
- Appointed Judge
in 1985 at the age of
30, re-elected in 1990.
- Listed in Who's
Who in the Midwest.
- Voted one of
the Outstanding Young
Men of America by National
Jaycees 1984 and 1989.
- Member, Criminal
Justice Advisory Council,
Indiana University Northwest.
- Former member
of Lake County Judicial
Nominating Commission.
- Death penalty
qualified under Criminal
Rule 24.
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Professional
and Academic Memberships
- American Judges
Association
- National Association
of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Delta Theta
Phi Law Fraternity
- Phi Alpha Theta
International History
Honorary Society
- Organization
of American Historians
- Alpha Phi Omega
National Service Fraternity
- National Rifle
Association - Life Member
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