| Admission Details | 1977, Mississippi. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. U.S. Supreme Court |
| Education | Undergraduate Degree from the University of Mississippi. Graduated with honors and distinction, 1975. Member of Phi Kappa Phi Scholastic Honor Society. Juris Doctor, University of Mississippi, 1977. Graduate of National Judicial College, General Jurisdiction, University of Nevada, Reno. Completed American Arbitration Association Mediation Training Program, 1995. Speaker at seminars Rules of Evidence and trial practice. |
| Birth Information | Jackson, Mississippi, February 5, 1953 |
| Associations & Memberships | The Mississippi Bar (Secretary, Mississippi Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules, 1990-). |
| Additional Bio Details | Presently engaged in the general practice of law. Practice includes serving as an arbitrator and mediator.
Served as a trial judge in the County, Circuit and Chancery Courts of Mississippi full time 1983-1989 and part-time 1990-present.
Serves as a Medicaid Administrative Hearing Officer
Continuous general practice of law, 1977-1982. Practice included general litigation, small business problems, consumer problems, personal injury and criminal law, with numerous jury and non-jury trials.
Interned with District Attorney's Office in Rankin and Madison Counties, Mississippi, investigating and preparing cases for trial and assisting in the trial of felony criminal prosecutions.
PUBLICATIONS:
Habeas Corpus: The "Great Writ" in Mississippi State Courts, 58 Mississippi Law Journal 25 (1989).
Circuit Judges Benchbook, Mississippi Judicial College, (1991).
Saving America. 2009
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Secretary of Mississippi Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules 1987-2010.
Former Alternate Member of Mississippi Judicial Performance Commission. Served on the Mississippi Constitutional Commission which drafted a proposed new constitution for Mississippi. Speaker at seminars concerning rules of evidence, trial tactics and habeas corpus.
HONORS:
2004 Designated as a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation
2004 Listed in Best?s Directory of Lawyers
2003-present Listed in Outstanding Lawyers of America
1998-present Listed in Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
1991-present AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell
1986 Endorsed for re-election as County Judge by 96.5% of attorneys voting in the Judicial Preference Poll.
1984 Nominated by the Mississippi Judicial Nominating Committee for appointment to the Mississippi Circuit Court Bench.
1976 Received National Retail Idea of the Year Award from the National Floor Covering Association. |