Admitted
1951, Tennessee; 1952, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1954, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1964, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Tennessee, J.D., 1951
Law School Graduation Year
1951
Memberships
Knoxville, Chattanooga (Member, Board of Governors, 1971-1972), Tennessee (Member, Board of Governors, 1979-1985; Chair, Senior Lawyers Division, 1997-1998), Federal and American Bar Associations; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; International Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1984-1985); American Board of Trial Advocates; International Society of Barristers
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, McClung Award, Moot Court Practice. Editor, Tennessee Law Review, 1950-1951. Life Member, U.S. Judicial Conference, 6th Circuit. Judge, Tennessee Court of the Judiciary, 1987-1995. Charter Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation (Chairman, 1986).
Military
Naval Officer, 1942-1968, Retired