I graduated from law school magna cum laude from John Marshall Law School in 1977. I began to practice in private practice until 1978 when I became the first law clerk for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit. Then I became the first female assistant district attorney, went into private practice until 1991 when I was elected to the Superior Court Bench where I served for 21 years. After retiring from the bench, I went back into the private practice of law in 2012.