Federal Judicial Service
District Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on May 23, 1991, to a seat vacated by Judge Howell Melton.
Confirmed by the Senate on June 27, 1991, and received commission on July 2, 1991.
Assumed senior status on June 5, 2006.

Other Federal Judicial Service
United States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 1975–1991

Education
The Citadel, B.A., 1962
University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1965

Professional Career
United States Army Captain, 1965–1968
Instructor, John Marshall Law School, 1967–1968
Counsel, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Jacksonville, Florida, 1968–1970
Chief Assistant United States Attorney, Middle District of Florida, 1970–1975
Adjunct Professor, University of North Florida, 1984–1992