Admitted
1959, Georgia; 1967, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1976, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Midd
Law School
University of Georgia, J.D., 1956
Law School Graduation Year
1956
College
Georgia State University; Columbia Theological Seminary, B.D., magna cum laude, 1964
Memberships
Atlanta (Chairman: Public Relations Committee, 1974-1975; Membership Committee, 1975-1976; Vice Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 1975-1979) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Chairman: Criminal Law Section, 1975-1976; Criminal Justice Committee, 1978; State Bar's Consultant to Uniform Superior Court Rules Committee of Council of Superior Court Judges, 1984-1985; The Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Overview Committee, 1984-1985; Rules of Practice Study Committee, 1984—); Lawyers Club of Atlanta; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Blue Key. Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1956-1960. Presbyterian Pastorate, 1964-1967. Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta Judicial Circuit, 1967-1975. Member of Board, Metropolitan Atlanta Council on Alcohol & Drugs, 1971-1973, 1975-1976. Special Prosecutor for Governor, 1976-1979. Special Consultant to Supreme Court of Georgia on Appellate Reform, 1979-1980—. Member, Speedy Trial Planning Group, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1980-1983. Member, Board of Directors, Federal Defenders Program, Inc., 1985-1987.