Born: 15 Dec. 1940, Oxford, NC, Living
Education: NC State, UNC Law School
Admitted: 1969
App’t District Attorney: 1972
App’t NC Court of Appeals: 1977
Elected to COA: 1978
Resigned: 1979
App’t Supreme Court: 1982
Elected to Suprme Court: 1982, 1984
App’t Chief Justice: 1994
Elected Chief Justice: 3 Jan 1995
Resignation: 1 Sep 1999