U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, appointed on December 17, 1985; entered on duty on January 10, 1986. Chief Judge, 2003-2010.

Member, Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation, 2003-2010.

Chair, Seventh Circuit Pattern Civil Jury Instructions Committee, 2002-present.

Judge, St. Joseph Superior Court, 1975-86 (Chief Judge 1981-83).

Memberships: American Law Institute, 1986-present; Robert A. Grant Inn of Court, 1993-present (founding member, president 1993-1995).

Served as law clerk to Hon. Robert A. Grant, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1975.

Education: J.D., Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, J.D., 1975. B.A., Northwestern University,1972.

Attended scores seminars and presentations by the Federal Judicial Center, the Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference, the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation, the Indiana Judicial College, and the National Judicial College.

Author, "Courtroom Handbook on Indiana Evidence" (1995-2009, annually, West); "Indiana Evidence 3d edition" (2007) (3 volumes, Thomson West); "Indiana Evidence 2d edition" (1995) (3 volumes, West); "Indiana Evidence" (1984) (2 volumes, West).    

Served as chair, lecturer, faculty member or panelist on dozens of continuing legal education programs and seminars presented by the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation, the Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference, the American ar Association, the Indiana Judicial College, the Indiana State Bar Association, the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, the Federal Bar Association, the Indiana Public Defender Council, and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.

Woods Award, Indiana High School Mock Trial Program, 2003.

Sagamore of the Wabash recipient, 2006.

South Bend Alumni Hall of Fame inductee, 2006.