Admitted
1974, North Carolina; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of North Carolina, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Wake Forest University, B.A., cum laude, 1971
Memberships
International Bar Association; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Association Internationale De Droit Penal; National Association of Former United States Attorneys.
Biographical
National Judicial College, 1988. Adjunct Professor of Law, Campbell University School of Law. Co-Author: Regulation of Pornography-The North Carolina Approach, 21 Wake Forest Law Review 263, 1986. Superior Court Judge, 1987-1990. U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1981-1987. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1976-1978. Legislative Counsel, U.S. Senate, 1978-1981. Presidential Elector, 1972, 2000. Chairman, North Carolina Republican Party, 1996-1999.