Background
Perkins, Happy R. was born in 1955 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
Perkins, Happy R. was born in 1955 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
University of Kentucky (Bachelor of Arts, with high distinction, 1976). Duke University (Juris Doctor, with highest distinction, 1980).
Admitted to the bar, 1980, Kentucky, United States. District Court, Western District of Kentucky and United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (Not admitted Connecticut).
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Duke University Beard-Rees Scholar, 1979-1980. Member, Staff, 1978-1979, and Editorial Board, 1979-1980, Duke Law Journal.
Law Clerk to Honorary George C. Edwards, Junior, Chief Judge, United States. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1980-1981. Associate, 1981-1985 and Partner, 1986-1991, Brown, Todd & Heyburn, Louisville, Kentucky.
Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. (General Counsel and General Manager-Public Affairs)(Corporate Law and Business Development, Louisville, Kentucky Office).
Member, Staff, 1978-1979, and Editorial Board, 1979-1980, Duke Law Journal. Law Clerk to Honorary George C. Edwards, Junior, Chief Judge, United States. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1980-1981.
Associate, 1981-1985 and Partner, 1986-1991, Brown, Todd & Heyburn, Louisville, Kentucky. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. (General Counsel and General Manager-Public Affairs)(Corporate Law and Business Development, Louisville, Kentucky Office).