PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
ENTERED ON DUTY
July 24, 1979
Chief Judge, January 1, 1989 to September 1, 1992
* 1951-1953 Partner, Powell & Conaboy
* 1953-1962 Kennedy, O'Brien & O'Brien
* 1962-1979 Judge, Court of Common Pleas,
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (President Judge, 1978-1979)
APPOINTMENTS
* Chairman, United States Sentencing Commission, 1994-1998
* Chairman, Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing 1979-1981
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
* Former President, Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges
* Former President, Pennsylvania Joint Council on Criminal Justice
* Former President, Board of Directors, Scranton School District
* Former Chairman, Board of Directors, Marywood College
* Former Chairman, Board of Directors, University of Scranton
EDUCATION
* B.A., 1945, University of Scranton
* LL.B., 1950, Catholic University of America