University Attended:
West Virginia University, B.A., 1970
Law School Attended:
West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1973
Year of First Admission:
1973
Admission:
1973, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia and West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals; 1974, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court