Admitted: 1959, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 1960, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1966, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: University of Richmond, J.D.
Member: Radford-Montgomery-County (President, 1974), Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Disciplinary Committee, 1986-1989); Twenty-Seventh Judicial District. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Virginia Law Foundation (Fellow, Council, 1989-1995); American Bar Foundation.
Biography: Phi Alpha Delta. Radford General District Court Judge, 1962-1980. Associate Professor, Radford University, Business Law, 1982-1988. Who's Who in American Law. Author: "Hold 'Em Poker Bible", Commonwealth Press, Inc., first printing, 1984, second printing, 1987, third printing, 1995. Lecturer, "Trial Tactics," Virginia Trial Lawyers, 1978. State of Virginia Legal Counsel, Virginia Jaycees, 1964. Member: Carilion Health Systems; Advisory Board and Retired Board Member, BB&T Bank. Retired Member, Virginia State Bar Council, 1989-1995. Member, 1992 and Chairman, 2002, Public Defenders Commission, Commonwealth of Virginia.
Born: Rocky Mount, Virginia, July 9, 1931
MilitaryService: 1st Lt. USAF, 1952-1957