Admitted
1984, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School
Harvard University, J.D., 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
Spelman College, B.A., summa cum laude, Salutatorian, 1980
Memberships
Birmingham (Member, Grievance Committee, 1996 and Executive Board, Women's Section) and American Bar Associations; National Bar Association; Legal Services of Metro Birmingham, Inc. (Board of Directors); Magic City Bar Association; Alabama Lawyers Association; Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys (President, 1994-1995); National Council of School Board Attorneys; National Association of College and University Attorneys.
Biographical
Psi Chi; Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient: Trevor & Bertha Arnett Scholarship; Samuels Prize for Excellence; Academic Scholarship. Harvard Legal Defenders. Member, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to the Honorable U. W. Clemon, United States District Court Judge, Northern District of Alabama, 1983-1984. Past Alabama State Bar Examiner, 1992-1996. Hearing Officer, Jefferson County Personnel Board.