Graduated from Tulsa Central High School

1960

Graduated from Oklahoma State University- Bachelor of Science

1966

United States Army

1967

Tulsa County Deputy Court Clerk (minute clerk for District Judge W. Lee Johnson)

1968-1969

Administrative Assistant and Bailiff for District and Administrative Judge W. Lee Johnson 14^th  Judicial District

1969-1970

Tulsa University College of Law- Juris Doctor

1970

Assistant City Prosecutor (City of Tulsa)

1971-1972

Assistant City Attorney Civil Division  (City of Tulsa)

1972-1973

Private Practice (General): Labor Law, Worker's Compensation, Domestic, Probate, Criminal, Real Estate, Civil Litigation

1971-Present

Cherokee Nation Employee Appeals Board

2000

Cherokee Nation Supreme Court Justice and Chief Justice

2000-Present