For the past 40-plus years I have been honored to serve as a judge of the Santa Barbara Superior Court. I have worked hard to serve with integrity, independence, and an unwavering commitment to fairness and the rule of law.
Allow me to share a bit of my personal background with you, the reader. After my college years, I became the lead singer for a popular RCA folk rock group, The Wayfarers. As we toured the country for the first time I was exposed to the rampant racism and prejudice in the southern United States. That deepened my commitment to treat everyone I encountered fairly and with dignity. As a musical group we joined with civil rights leaders to help do our small part to encourage greater freedom and access to areas previously off-limits to people of color.
Eventually, the popularity of folk rock music waned, and I decided to move on and attend law school. After completion of law school I was offered a position as a new and untested lawyer in Santa Barbara, practicing in several areas of the law.