Managed family farm in Proctor, Arkansas, 1971-1975
Private practice in firm of Craft & Craft, 1978-1982
Assistant District Attorney, 1982- 1994
Senior Trial Prosecutor in Major Violators Unit, 1991-1994
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Memphis Law School, 2001- present
Education
Graduate work at Memphis Theological Seminary in Law and Religion - 1980-1982
University of Memphis, J.D. 1978
University of Memphis, B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Religion 1975
Vanderbilt University, 1969-1973
Honors
Appointed Shelby County Criminal Court Judge in 1994 and reelected three times, serving as judge in a special prosecution court handling major violators and career felony offenders.
Membership(s)
Vice-President, Tennessee Judicial Conference
Chairman, Tennessee Private Probation Services Council
Dean, Tennessee Judicial Academy - attended by all newly elected and appointed judges (municipal, juvenile, county and state courts) for orientation and training in the law, procedure and ethics concerning their new duties
Chairman, Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Committee (for last 10 years)
Fellow, Memphis Bar Foundation
Vice-president of Leo Bearman Chapter of the American Inns of Court
Founding member, Shelby County Domestic Violence Council
Founding member, Memphis Leadership Foundation - 1986 to present
Founding member of board of directors of Synergy - an in-house substance abuse treatment program for those addicted to drugs and/or alcohol
Community Involvement
Member of Second Presbyterian Church for 40 years:
Deacon, 1980-86
Elder, 1986 to present
Senior High youth leader and Young Life leader, 1974-1984
Adult Sunday School teacher, 1984 to present
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