| Admission Details | 1966, Alabama; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court |
| Education | Emory University, A.B.; Emory University School of Law, LL.B. |
| Additional Bio Details | Phi Delta Phi. Member, Alabama House of Representatives, 1979-1994. Member, 1979-1994 and Chairman, 1983-1986, Judiciary Committee; Vice Chairman, Banking Committee, 1983; Member, 1983-1994 and President, 1985-1986, Legislative Council; Speaker Pro Tem, 1987-1994. Member, Anniston City Board of Education, 1984-1989. Chief Negotiator, State of Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact, Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact, 1999-2003. |