University Attended:
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, B.S., 1981
Law School Attended:
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, J.D., 1986
Year of First Admission:
1986
Admission:
1986, Tennessee; 1987, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court