1966-69
University of Texas at Arlington, Business Pre-Law/Architecture
1970-71
University of Maryland, Seoul, Korea
1972-77
University of Texas at Arlington, Business Pre-Law
1988-89
Certified Texas Peace Officer, North Central Texas Council of Governments Regional Police Academy
1989-90
Bachelor of Arts Criminal Justice, Dallas Baptist University, (with honors)
1992-95
Master Degree – Liberal Arts, Texas Christian University
1992
National Judicial College, Reno Nevada, Studies in Judicial Ethics and Logic
1991-2006
Judicial Training Center, Southwest Texas State University