Background
Lee, Dan M. was born on April 19, 1926 in Petal, Mississippi, United States. Son of Buford Aaron and Pherbia Ann (Camp) Lee.
state supreme court chief justice
Lee, Dan M. was born on April 19, 1926 in Petal, Mississippi, United States. Son of Buford Aaron and Pherbia Ann (Camp) Lee.
Attended, University of Southern Mississippi, 1946; Bachelor of Laws, Jackson School Law, 1949; Juris Doctor, Mississippi College, 1970.
Partner, Franklin & Lee, Jackson, Mississippi, 1948-1954; partner, Lee, Moore and Countiss, Jackson, Mississippi, 1954-1971; county judge, Hinds County, 1971-1977; circuit judge, Hinds-Yazoo Counties, 1977-1982; associate justice, Mississippi Supreme Court, Jackson, 1982-1987; presiding justice, Mississippi Supreme Court, Jackson, 1987-1995; chief justice, Mississippi Supreme Court, Jackson, 1995-1998; retired, 1998; of counsel, Doran & Wilkinson, Professional Limited Liability Company, Jackson, 1999.
With United States Naval Air Corps, 1944-1946. Member American Bar Association, Hinds County Bar Association, Mississippi State Bar Association, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Kiwanis International.
Married Peggy Jo Daniel, November 27, 1947 (deceased 1952). 1 child, Sheron Lee Anderson. Married Mary Alice Gray, September 30, 1956.
1 child, Dan Junior.