Background
Huckaby, Gary Carlton was born on July 12, 1938 in Lanett, Alabama, United States. Son of Carl Walker and Mary Evelyn (Meriwether) Huckaby.
Huckaby, Gary Carlton was born on July 12, 1938 in Lanett, Alabama, United States. Son of Carl Walker and Mary Evelyn (Meriwether) Huckaby.
Bachelor, U. Alabama, 1960; Juris Doctor, U. Alabama, 1962.
Law clerk to chief justice, Alabama Supreme Court, Montgomery, 1962-1963; assistant, United States Sen. Lister Hill, Washington, 1963; partner, Smith, Huckaby & Graves, Huntsville, Alabama, 1966-1985; partner, Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, Huntsville, since 1985; director American College of Trial Lawyers, Alabama Center for Law & Civic Education, since 1992.
Director county International Visitors of Huntsville-Madison County, 1983-1989, Tennessee Valley Boy Scouts American, 1975-1979, Mental Health Association Madison County, 1970-1978, Alabama Law School Foundation, since 1981. President Huntsville-Madison County Mental Health Board, 1977-1980, Madison County Heart Association, 1968. Active Citizens Committee on Higher Education of Alabama Legislation, 1976, judicial section of Huntsville-Madison County Local Government Study Committee, 1969.
Captain United States Air Force, 1963-1966. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (Board of Governors 1990-1991, house of delegates, chairman standing commission on lawyer referral and information services 1982-1985,chairman special commission on delivery of legal services 1976-1979, standing com.on lawyers public service responsibility 1987-1990, consortium on legal services and the public 1976-1979, task force on public education 1978, standingcom. on lawyers in the armed forces 1971-1973), Alabama State Bar (president, board commissioner 1981-1987, Executive Committee 1982-1983, 84-85, 87-88, chairman governance committee 1986-1987, action group on professionalism, disciplinary board 1981-1987.
Recipient award of merit 1986), Huntsville-Madison County BarAssn. (president 1977-1978, chairman grievance committee 1976, bench and bar relations 1981, convention host committee 1971, law day committee 1968), American Judicature Society (board directors), Rotary.
Married Jeanne Davey Huckaby, February 23, 1963. Children: Gary Junior, John Stephen, Michael Stewart.