Admitted: 1965, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Fourth, Fifth and Ninth Circuits; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Vanderbilt University, LL.B.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Estate, Trust and Probate Law Section); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property Law; Probate and Trust Law).
Biography: Justice, Vanderbilt Moot Court, 1962-1964. Assistant General Counsel (1992-1994) and Senior Counsel (1987-1992, 1994-1995), Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1987-1995. Senior Attorney, Appellate Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1975-1987. Deputy Chief, Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1971-1975. Attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1966-1971.
Born: Helena, Arkansas, August 30, 1937
MilitaryService: 2nd Lt., Mississippi National Guard, 1955-1960. U.S. Army Artillery and Missile Officers Candidate School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 1958. 1st Lt. U.S. Army Reserve, 1960-1966