Admitted
1976, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Mississippi, J.D., with distinction, 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
University of Mississippi, B.A., 1973
Memberships
Hinds County (President, 1994-1995; Secretary-Treasurer, 1992-1993; Board of Directors, 1990-1996; Chairman, Long Range Planning Committee, 1995-1997), Federal (President, Mississippi Chapter, 1987-1988; Member, National Council, 1988; Judicial Liaison for U.S. District Courts, Southern District of Mississippi, 1989) and American (Member, Sections on: Family Law; General Practice; Solo and Small Firm Practice) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Chairman: Solo and Small Firm Practitioner's Task Force, 1993-1994; Nominating Committee, 1998-1999; Bench-Bar Liaison Standing Committee, 2001-2004; Litigation and General Practice Section; Labor and Employment Section; Family Law Section, Executive Committee, 1994-1995, Chairman, 1996); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; National Lawyer's Association;
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Lamar Order. Associate Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1974-1976. Attorney Delegate, Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1988. American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench, Charles Clark Chapter). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2001-2002. Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, Mississippi Bar, 1996-1999.