Admitted
1965, Florida; 1969, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School
University of Florida, J.D., 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1964
Law School Graduation Year
1964
College
Pensacola Junior College, A.A., 1960; University of Florida, B.A., 1962
Memberships
Escambia-Santa Rosa (President, 1976-1977) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1971-1975; Board of Governors, 1980-1982; Civil Trial Certification Committee, 1982-1983)
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Florida Blue Key; Phi Delta Phi. Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1964. President, Student Bar Association, University of Florida, 1964. Member, 1983-1987 and Chairman, 1986-1987, First District Court of Appeal, Judicial Nominating Commission. Member, Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission, 1997—. Included in, Best Lawyers In America, 1989—. Member, Florida Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, 1996-2000. Master-Counselor, Pensacola American Inn of Court. Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Special Counsel, U.S. Senator Bob Graham, 1998. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
Military
Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, 1965-1968