Admitted: 1977, South Carolina; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D.
Member: South Carolina Bar; American Bar Association; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biography: Georgetown County Deputy Public Defender, 1979-1981, Master in Equity, Georgetown County, 1989-1994. President, Georgetown County Public Defender Corporation, 1985-1991. Chairman, Georgetown County Election Commission, 1982-1983. President, South Carolina Association of County Attorneys, 1989-1990. President, Georgetown County Bar Association, 1996-1997. Georgetown County Attorney, 1987-2004. Member, Board of Directors, South Carolina State Ports Authority, 1999-2003.
Born: Columbia, South Carolina, November 6, 1950