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EMPLOYMENT

Since 2007      Judge – Criminal District Court for Jefferson County, Texas

2006                Contract Attorney at Law

1985-2005       Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of Texas

                        Beaumont, Texas

1993-2002       Criminal Division Chief; Chief of the Beaumont Division

2005    Trial Attorney for the Capital Case Unit, Criminal Division

            United States Department of Justice

1981-85           Associate Attorney with Provost, Umphrey et al., Attorneys at Law

                        Port Arthur, Texas

1979-81           Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Jefferson County, Texas

                        Beaumont, Texas

EDUCATION

2001                Syracuse University - Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

                        Master of Social Science

1979                University of Houston College of Law

                        Doctor of Jurisprudence

1974-76           University of Texas at Austin

                        Post Baccalaureate Study in Business Administration

1974                Lamar University

                        Bachelor of Arts in Government

                        Secondary Teaching Certification in Government and History