Admitted
1977, North Carolina, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1980, U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, U.S.
Law School
University of South Carolina Law School, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Virginia Episcopal School; University of North Carolina, A.B., 1974
Memberships
Wake County (Board of Directors, 1988-1989), North Carolina (Board Member, Criminal Justice Section, 1984—and Chair, 1994; Annual Lecturer, Criminal Law) and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; The North Carolina State Bar (Member, Criminal Law Specialization Examiners, 1992-1995; 2000-2003; Chair, 2003—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; North Carolina College of Advocacy; Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Senior Law Clerk to Chief Judge John D. Larkins, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1977-1978. Lecturer: Federal Public Defender Panel Lawyer Seminars. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1978-1980. U.S. Commissioner, 1980. Permanent Delegate, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member, North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission, 1993-2000. Member and Secretary, Committee on Local Rules of Practice, 1978-1980 and Member, Pretrial Services Study Committee, 1983-1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. Chair, Committee on Indigent Appointments, Tenth Judicial District of North Carolina, 1984-1987. (Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization)