Background
Knight, John R. was born on April 22, 1956 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
Knight, John R. was born on April 22, 1956 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
Wake Forest University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1978). University of North Carolina (Master of Arts, 1980). Duke University (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Admitted to the bar, 1985, New New York 1987, District of Columbia. Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Duke Law Journal, 1981-1982.
Law Clerk to the Honorary Henry A. Politz, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1983-1984.
Henry Luce Scholar, Government of Malaysia, 1984-1985. Associate, Shearman & Sterling, 1986-1993.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York District of Columbia Bar.
New York State and American Bar Associations.
(Vice President and Assistant General Counsel).
Member, Duke Law Journal, 1981-1982. Law Clerk to the Honorary Henry A. Politz, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1983-1984. Henry Luce Scholar, Government of Malaysia, 1984-1985.
Associate, Shearman & Sterling, 1986-1993.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York District of Columbia Bar.
New York State and American Bar Associations. (Vice President and Assistant General Counsel).