Bob:
Biographical. Born May 23, 1944 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Married to Suk Harkins. We have lived in Colorado Springs since 1982.
Education. 1962. Bishop Hendricken High School. Retail businesses 1965-71. Associates Degree Broward College, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. 1973 B.A. Humanities. University of Florida at Gainesville.
Post Graduate: J.D. degree from St. Mary's University, school of law in December of 1976.
Scholastic Achievements: President's List Broward College. Presidents list. Dean's List, University of Florida. Graduation with Honors.
St. Mary's University, school of law. San Antonio Texas. American Jurisprudence award for scholastic achievement in the study of Constitutional law. American Jurisprudence award for scholastic achievement in the study of federal security regulations.
Professional Experience. Private practice January 1977 to February 1981. Civil and Criminal Trials. Visiting Teacher University of Texas. Constitutional Law. Business Law.
1981, I was appointed as judge to the County Court at Law II, in Collin County, Texas and served from 1981 to 1987, after which I again returned to private practice. The County Court at Law II is a court of general jurisdiction: exclusive jurisdiction in probate cases. Criminal and Civil jurisdiction shared with district courts. Its jurisdiction includes Collin county and the northern quarter of Dallas County.
Judicial Education. Graduate Texas College of the Judiciary. Graduate National College of the Judiciary.
Judicial Activities. Initiated Moot Court for High Schools in Plano Texas. Presentations: Plano High School. Plano Teachers Association. Plano and Dallas County Bar Associations.
Memberships Past and Present: Texas Center for the Judiciary. Texas Bar Association. Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Vice President Plano Bar Association. 5th and 10 Circuits, Federal Court. Texas State Bar Association. Colorado Bar Association. Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. El Paso County Bar. The Federalist Society. Americans for Prosperity.
Hobbies. Interests. A study of the great works of western civilization, with an emphasis on philosophy. Asian religious practice. Hiking. Black Belt. Tai Chi Chuan. Kung Fu. Asian Cooking. Macrobiotic Cooking.
Suk:
Born Seoul, South Korea.
Champion Mountain climber and technical rock climbing. Won championship three years in a row.
Manager, Computer Division, Korean Rail Company, largest railroad system in Korea.
Degree in Korean Flower Arrangement.
B.A. Psychology Colorado State University.
B.A. Fine Arts Colorado State University.
Hairstylist and teacher trained in Seoul, U.S., Paris, and New York. Owned and managed a spa and salon in the Hilton hotel until sold.
Proposal of marriage to Robert Harkins in 2000. Harkins, of course, accepted her proposal upon a promise to buy him a condo and maintain him in silk underwear. [Insert by Suk before mailing: My husband is crazy].
M.A. in Art Therapy, about to be completed.
Prize winning artist, Korea and U.S. (Water Color and Oil painting).