Admitted
1974, Tennessee; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, J.D., 1973
Law School Graduation Year
1973
College
Mount Holyoke College, A.B., cum laude, 1967; Rice University
Memberships
Blount County (Vice President, 1986; President, 1987), Knox County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; East Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women; Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women
Biographical
Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi (Vice Magister, 1972). Recipient, T.B.A. Law and Liberty Award, 1985. Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1972-1973. Graduate of the Year, 1973. Assistant Professor, 1973-1976 and Associate Professor, 1976-1981, University of Tennessee College of Law. Tennessee Supreme Court Commission to Study the Appellate Courts, 1990-1992; Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on the Future of the Tennessee Judicial System, 1993-1996. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Certified Elder Law Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization); (Certified Estate Planning Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization)