Admitted
1949, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1951, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1968, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School
University of Alabama, J.D., 1949
Law School Graduation Year
1949
College
University of Alabama, A.B., 1943
Memberships
Birmingham (Secretary, 1965-1966; Vice President, 1968; President, 1969) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (First Vice President, 1971-1972; President, 1972-1973); International Society of Barristers
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Farrah Order of Jurisprudence. Editor-in-Chief, Alabama Law Review, 1948. President, Alabama Law School Alumni Association, 1955-1956. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Alabama, 1949-1952. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 1956-1967. Civilian Aide to Secretary of Army for Alabama, 1965-1969. Trustee, Alabama Law School Foundation, 1965—. Member of Council, Alabama Law Institute, 1968—. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Military
Major Gen., AUS, Ret.