University Attended:
Millsaps College, B.A., 1980
Law School Attended:
University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1985
Year of First Admission:
1985
Admission:
1985, Mississippi; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court