University Attended:
Memphis State University, M.A., 1968; University of Arkansas, B.A., 1966
Law School Attended:
Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1975
Year of First Admission:
1975
Admission:
1975, Tennessee; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1985, Mississippi; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee