University Attended:
Millsaps College, B.A., 1951
Law School Attended:
Jackson School of Law, LL.B., 1949
Year of First Admission:
1951
Admission:
1951, Mississippi; 1953, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi; 1962, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 1968, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1978, U.S. Claims Court