Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana; U.S. District Court Eastern, Middle & Western Districts of Louisiana; US Courts of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1992, US Supreme Court. Education: Northeast Louisiana University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); University of Alabama (J.D., 1987). Order of the Coif. Hugo L. Black Scholar. Listed in: Two Thousand Notable American Men; Who’s Who Among Rising Young Americans. Junior Editor and Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1985-1987. Member: Baton Rouge (Member: Nominations and Elections Committee, 1991; Luncheon Programs Committee, 1992), Louisiana and American Bar Associations; Farrah Law Society.