University Attended:
Auburn University, B.S., 1968
Law School Attended:
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1971
Year of First Admission:
1971
Admission:
1971, Alabama; 1971, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court