Admitted
1959, North Carolina; 1960, Florida
Law School
Wake Forest University, J.D., 1959
Law School Graduation Year
1959
College
Wake Forest University, B.S., 1957; University of Virginia, M.S., 1995
Memberships
Tallahassee Bar Association; The Florida Bar; North Carolina Bar Association.
Biographical
Recipient: Judge of the Year Award, Florida Board of Trial Advocates, 2002; William Hoeveler Judicial Award and Distinguisted Service Award, National Center for State Courts, 2001. Duval County Juvenile Court Judge, 1968-1970; Circuit Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1970-1991; Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 1991-2002; Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 1998-2000. President: Rotary Club of Jacksonville, 1987-1988; Rotary Club of Tallahassee, 1995-1996. Ex-officio member of the Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. Member of The Florida Bar Special Commission on Lawyer Regulation. Ex-officio Board Member of the American Inns of Court and Master Emeritus of the Chester Bedell and Tallahassee American Inns of Court. Board Member and Secretary, Economic Club of Florida. Board Member, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Program. Dean of New Judges College, 1984-1992, and Member of the Faculty from 1984—. Trustee, Tinity Episcopal School for Ministry, Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Vestry, St. John's Episcopal Church, Tallahassee, Florida.
Military
U.S. Army, Discharged 1962