Admitted
1968, Florida and U.S. District Courts, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1991, U.S.
Law School
University of Florida, J.D., 1967
Law School Graduation Year
1967
College
Florida State University, B.S., 1963
Memberships
Jacksonville Bar Association (Fourth Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee, 1999-2000); The Florida Bar (Member, Criminal Law Certification Committee, 1986-1988); Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1987); National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys; American College of Trial Lawyers; Life Member, The Florida Bar Foundation; Master of the Bench, Chester Bedell Inn of Court.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1966-1967. Author: Criminal Law: Void for Vagueness Versus Common Law Criminal Libel, 19 Florida Law Review 307, 1966; Present Banking Structure in Florida and Branch Banking, 20 University of Florida Law Review 84, Vol. XX, No. 1, Summer, 1967. Member, Governor's Advisory Committee on Corrections, 1982-1986. Recipient: U.S. Army's Commendation Medal; Nelson Poynter Civil Liberties Award, 1982 and 2000; The Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award, 1984; The Florida Supreme Court Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award, 1985; Civil and Human Rights award presented by the International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies, 1990; Selig I. Golden Memorial Award presented by the Criminal Law Section of the Florida Bar, 1993; Steven M. Goldstein Criminal Justice Award presented by the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2001. Member, 1992-1996 and Chairman, 1995-1996, Judicial Nominating Commission, Fourth Judicial Circuit. Member, Civil Justice Reform Act Commission, Middle District of Florida, 1996-1998. (Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education)
Military
lst. Lt. U.S. Army 1963-1965