Education:
JD, Wayne State Law School, 1958
BA, Wayne State University, 1957

Professional Experience:
Lawyer, 1958-1964
Appointed Referee, Workmen's Compensation Department, State of Michigan, 1961
Legislative Assistant, Congressman John Dingell, 1958-1961
United States Army Reserves, 1954-1957
United States Army, 1950-1954
Michigan National Guard, 1948-1950
United States Army Corps of Engineers, Korean War

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1964-present
Candidate, Mayor of Detroit, 1989, 1993

Organizations:
Former Vice Chair, Americans for Democratic Action
Member, Kappa Alpha Psi
Member, Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights
Vice Chair, National Advisory Council, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Lifetime Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Founding Member/Dean, Congressional Black Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
Member, Congressional Census Caucus
Member, Congressional Family Caucus
Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus
Member, Congressional Steel Caucus
Founder/Chair, Congressional Universal Health Care Task Force
Member, Congressional Urban Caucus
Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force

Committees:
Judiciary, Chair
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Member
Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, Member
Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Member
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, Member