Judicial service
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Judge
1979 – 1995 · 16 yrsAppointed by Jimmy Carter
Supreme Court of Georgia
Judge
1974 – 1979 · 5 yrs
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Judge
1961 – 1974 · 13 yrs
Career
Judge
1980 – 1980
Justice
Supreme Court of Georgia
1974 – 1979 · 5 yrs
Judge
1973 – 1973
prac
1973 – 1973
Professor
1973 – 1973
presiding judge
1969 – 1974 · 5 yrs
Judge
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1961 – 1974 · 13 yrs
Professor
1960 – 1960
chief
Criminal Division
1959 – 1961 · 2 yrs
Attorney General's Office
State of Georgia
1953 – 1961 · 8 yrs
deputy assistant attorney general
1953 – 1959 · 6 yrs
Professor of law
Emory University
1948 – 1961 · 13 yrs
U.S. Army Reserve
JAG Department
1942 – 1946 · 4 yrs
Education
B.S., University of GeorgiaBA, University of GeorgiaJD, University of Virginia-Main Campus