Admitted
1979, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
West Virginia University, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Concord College, B.S., 1972; West Virginia University, B.S., 1976
Memberships
Mercer County, Mountain State and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1996-1999); West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1996—);The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Public Defender Corporation, Ninth Judicial Circuit, (Chairperson, Board of Directors, 1990-2000); West Virginia School Board Attorney's Association (Member, Board of Directors); 4th Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member).
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Moot Court Board, 1977-1979. Recipient, James F. Brown Prize. Member, West Virginia Law Review, 1977-1979. Senior Law Clerk to Hon. William M. Kidd, Judge U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 1980-1982.