Admitted
1976, Mississippi; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Virginia, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
Princeton University, A.B., 1971; Oxford University, Oxford, England, B.A., 1973
Memberships
The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; American Law Institute,
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, University of Virginia Law Review, 1975-1976. Mississippi Appellate Practice, Mississippi Law Institute Press, 2002. Law Clerk to The Hon. Paul H. Roney, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1976-1978; to The Hon. Harry A. Blackmun, Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1978-1979. Adjunct Professor, Mississippi College School of Law (Appellate Practice and Procedure). President, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, 1995-1996. Member: Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1992-1998; Lawyers' Advisory Committee, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1986—. Reporter, Mississippi Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules, 1986-1989. Bencher, American Inn of Court, Charles Clark Chapter, 1989—.