University Attended:
Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1973
Law School Attended:
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1979
Year of First Admission:
1979
Admission:
1979, Tennessee; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court