Admitted
1969, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Claims Court; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1969
Law School Graduation Year
1969
College
David Lipscomb College, B.A., 1962
Memberships
Putnam County (President, 1984-1985) and Tennessee (Member, House of Delegates, 1980—; Chairman, House of Delegates, 1996-2000; Member, Board of Governors, 1996-1998; Award of Merit, 1988) Bar Associations; Christian Legal Society; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1998).
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk to Honorable Harry Phillips, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1969-1970. Author: You can Freeze to Death, Regarding to the Disciplinary Board, Tennessee Bar Journal, Vol. 35 No. 6. Member, Hearing Panel, Supreme Court Board of Professional Responsibility, 1978-1983.
Military
Lt., USNR, active duty, 1962-1966