Admitted: 1990, Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School: Creighton University, J.D.
Member: Los Angeles County and Nebraska State Bar Associations; Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles County.
Born: California
MilitaryService: Captain, USMC, 1990-1992; Judge Advocate, Marine Corps (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1990)
Languages: Spanish, English