Admitted
1960, North Carolina
Law School
University of North Carolina, J.D., with honors, 1960
Law School Graduation Year
1960
College
Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, cum laude, 1951; University of North Carolina, A.B., 1954
Memberships
Mecklenburg County (President, 1980-1981), North Carolina (President, 1984-1985) and American (Member: House of Delegates, 1991-1995; Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, 2001—) Bar Associations.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, North Carolina Law Review, 1959-1960. Member: Supreme Court Historical Society (Trustee, 1999—); Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Life Patron, American Bar Foundation. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (President, 1998-1999).
Military
U.S. Naval Reserve, Active Duty, 1955-1957