Admitted
1975, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of South Carolina, J.D., cum laude, 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
Mary Baldwin College, B.A., 1972
Memberships
South Carolina Law Institute (Chair, Task Force on UCC Article 8, 1998-2000); South Carolina Bar (President, 1993-1994; President-Elect, 1992-1993; Treasurer, 1991-1992; Secretary, 1990-1991; Board of Governors, 1986-1995; Chair, House of Delegates, 1986-1988); Charleston County and American (House of Delegates, 1994-1998, Ad Hoc Committee on State Justice Initiatives, 1994-1998; Steering Committee on the Unmet Legal Needs of Children, 1994-1996; Standing Committee on Continuing Education, 1988-1990) Bar Associations
Biographical
Society of Wig and Robe. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1973-1975. Recipient: American Judicature Society Special Merit Citation, 1995 (for work toward improving the administration of justice); USC Law School Alumni Association Compleat Lawyer Award, 1997. Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Life Fellow, South Carolina Bar Foundation (Board of Directors 1986-1988, 1993-1994).