United States Federal District Judge, 1984-2006. Chief Judge, Western District of Louisiana, 1996-2002. Chief Judge, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, 2006. Published in, the Tulane Law Review, Tax Law Review and Hastings Law Journal. Lecturer on, U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, Tulane University Law School Summer Program, Greece, 1986, 1996 and 1999. Recipient: Louisiana State Bar Association President's Award 1985; Louisiana State Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer 1977. Certified Tax Practitioner. Certified Public Account-Louisiana (Honorary). Listed in, the "Best Lawyers" in Naifeh & Smith's The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Tulane University Estate Planning Council; Planning Committee, Tulane Tax Institute; Council of Louisiana State Law Institute, 1962; Chairman, Matrimonial Regimes Committee; Chairman, Trust Committee; Member, Successions Committee.