Monroe, Louisiana (2003)
Division B, Section 2, First District

Date of birth: December 24, 1951; married to Janet Little Moore; two sons: Will and Doug

CAREER

• Second Circuit Court of Appeal, Shreveport, LA: Appellate Judge, elected to office 2003
• Fourth Judicial District Court: Judge, Division "C", elected 1988; re-elected 1990 and 1996; Chief Judge 1997-1998. Presided over first Treatment Drug Court in the district
• Private Law Practice for 12 years
• Monroe City Council: 1980-1984; Chairman 1984-1986
• Author of "ADR: The Future is Now", 43; Louisiana Bar Journal 148 (August 1995)
• Judicial Mentoring Project (1996)

EDUCATION

• Louisiana State University Law School, Baton Rouge, LA: Juris Doctorate 1976
• Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Bachelor of Arts in History 1973
• Neville High School: Graduate 1969

PROFESSIONAL, CIVIC AND BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS

• American, Louisiana State, and Fourth District Bar Associations
• Louisiana District Judges Association (Executive Committee 1998 - 2002)
• American Judges Association
• American Judicature Society
• Louisiana Judiciary Commission: 1999-2002, (Chair 2001-2002)
• Louisiana Bar Foundation (Director, 1993-1999)
• Uniform Rules Committee, Louisiana Judicial Council
• Committee on Mandatory Continuing Legal Education, Louisiana Supreme Court
• Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Monroe, Louisiana
• Chairman, Red Mass Society of Northeast Louisiana
• Monroe Rotary Club