| Admission Details | 1957, Tennessee; 1959, U.S. Supreme Court |
| Education | University of Tennessee at Knoxville, B.S.; University of Tennessee at Knoxville, J.D. |
| Additional Bio Details | Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Kappa Sigma. Member, Torchbearer Society; Rotarian. Selected as Tennessee's Outstanding Young Man (1966). Robert E. Gonia Regional Leadership Award (2002). Founding Chairman, East Tennessee Development District, 1966-1969. County Judge, Loudon County, Tennessee, 1966-1974. County Attorney, Loudon County, Tennessee, 1982-. Vice President, Tennessee Council of School Board Attorneys, 1989-1991. President, Lenoir City Chamber of Commerce, 1982. Member, Board of Directors, 1988-, President, 1993 and Secretary, 2003-2004, Loudon County Chamber of Commerce. President Lenoir City Rotary Club, 1971-72. Organizing Chairman, Loudon County Visitors Bureau. Member, 1992-2005 and Founding President, 1992-1995. Founding President, Knoxville High School Alumni Association, 1992. Member, Roane State Community College Foundation Board of Trustees. Member, Board of Directors: Good Samaritan Center, 2000-2003; Nine Counties One Vision, 2000-2005; Loudon County Education Foundation, 2005-. |