Judge:
 

United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston, 1985–.
Civil District Court, State of Texas, Houston, 1979-85.

Adjunct Professor:
 

South Texas College of Law, 1973–2003.
University of Texas School of Law, 1990-91, 2000-01.

Lawyer:
 

General civil practice, Houston, 1966-79.

Member:
 

Board of Visitors, South Texas College of Law, 2006– ; Advisory Board, Houston Journal of International Law,
1980– (chair, 1989–99); Judicial Advisory Board, Law & Economics Center, George Mason University School of
Law, 1999-2010.

Advisor:
 

European Community, Moldova, Albanian opposition, Ukraine, Belorussia, Albania, Romania, Russia, 1989-
1998.

Member:
 

American Society for Legal History, American Law Institute, Federal Bar Association (director, Houston, 1985-
89), American Inn of Court XV (1985-93; president, 1986-90); State Bar of Texas: Committees: Plain English,
1989–96 (chair 1995-96); Liaison with Law Schools, 1987-92; Court Cost, Delay & Efficiency, 1981-91 (vice-
chair, 1984-6); Selection, Compensation & Tenure of State Judges, 1981-5 (vice-chair, 1982-83); Texas
Constitution, 1981-85; Judicial Section, Nominations Committee, 1983; Texas Delegate, National Conference of
State Trial Judges, 1983-85; Texas Supreme Court's Task Force on Revision of the Rules of Civil Procedure,
1991-95.

Civic:
 

American Anthropological Association; Houston Philosophical Society (executive committee, 2000-03); St.
Martin's Episcopal Church; Rift Valley Research Mission (trustee); American Field Service; Houston World Affairs
Council (director 1997–, co-chair 1999-2000); Houston Committee on Foreign Relations (chair 2003-04);
Council on Foreign Relations. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Lecturer on Ethics, 2008-10.

Education:
 

University of Virginia School of Law, Master of Laws. University of Texas Law School, Doctor of Jurisprudence.
University of Alabama, Bachelor of Arts. Houston public schools.

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