Education
Bachelor, Washington and Lee University, 1962; Bachelor of Laws, U. Alabama, 1966.
Bachelor, Washington and Lee University, 1962; Bachelor of Laws, U. Alabama, 1966.
Associate, Hamilton Butler Riddick and LaTour, Mobile, Alal., 1966-1969; assistant public defender, Mobile County, 1969-1970; district attorney, Mobile County, 1971-1975; partner, Butler and Sullivan, Mobile, 1975-1984; partner, Hamilton Butler Riddick Tarlton and Sullivan Professional Corporation, Mobile, 1984-1988; district judge, United States District Court (southern district) Alabama, Mobile, 1988-1994; chief district judge, United States District Court (southern district) Alabama, Mobile, since 1994. Adjunct Professor criminal justice program University of Southern Alabama, 1972-1976.
Active UMS Preparatory School Alumni Association lst Lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1962-1964. Member Alabama Bar Association, Mobile County Bar Association (judicial county 11th circuit, judicial conference commission on criminal law).