| Admission Details | 1973, North Carolina; 1974, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1976, U.S. Tax Court; 1982, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1985, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2005, Cherokee Supreme Court; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit |
| Education | Elon University, B.A.; Wake Forest University, J.D. |
| Additional Bio Details | Phi Delta Phi. County Attorney, Caswell County, 1973-1991 and 2000-2002. Town Attorney, Town of Yanceyville, 1986-. Member: North Carolina Criminal Code Commission, 1979-1985; State Judicial Nominating Committee, 1981-1985; North Carolina Business Advisory Council, 1989-1996; North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, 1993-1997. Certified Court Mediator, North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission, 1997-. Certified Court Arbitrator, Administrative Office of the Courts, 1998-. |