University Attended:
Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1978
Law School Attended:
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1981
Year of First Admission:
1982
Admission:
1982, Alabama; 1982, Tennessee; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court