Admitted
1961, Tennessee; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Rhodes College, Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1989; University of Virginia, J.D., 1961
Law School Graduation Year
1961
College
Rhodes College, B.A., with distinction, 1958
Biographical
Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Author: Special Ethics Duties for Attorneys Who Hold Public Positions , 23 Memphis State University Law Review 453, 1993. Co-Author: Honest Government, An Ethics Guide for Public Service, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. Adjunct Professor of Law: Memphis State University Law School, 1981; Vanderbilt University Law School, 1987-1988. Memphis City Council, 1975-1977. U.S. Attorney, Western District of Tennessee, 1977-1981. Attorney General, State of Tennessee, 1984-1988. Member, Judicial Council, State of Tennessee, 1984-1988. Judicial Conference, State of Tennessee, 1984-1988. Tennessee Code Commission, 1984-1988. Tennessee Sentencing Commission, 1984-1988. Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, 1990-1992. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.