Background
Barrett, Junior, Lionel R. was born on May 6, 1941 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Barrett, Junior, Lionel R. was born on May 6, 1941 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Vanderbilt University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1963. Bachelor of Laws, 1966).
Admitted to the bar, 1966, Tennessee and United States. Court of Military Appeals. 1971, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
1973, United States.
Supreme Court. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.
1988, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Phi Delta Phi. Staff Member, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1964-1966.
Member and Secretary, 1983-1988, Tennessee Supreme Court Criminal Rules Advisory Committee.
Member, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member: Nashville (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1989), Tennessee (Vice Chair, Criminal Justice Section, 1990) and American (Member, Section on Criminal Justice.
Vice Chairman, 1980-1982, Committee on Economics of Criminal Law. Member, Special Committee on Future of Criminal Law, 1983-1986.
Committee on Defense Services, 1989) Bar Associations.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Company-Chairman, Death Penalty Committee, 1983-1984. Member, Lawyer"s Assistance Strike Force, 1988). Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1975.
President, 1978-1979.
President, 1982-1983. Chairman, Strike Force, 1987).
Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. (Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).
Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States.
Army, 1966-1970.
Member, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1964-1966. Member and Secretary, 1983-1988, Tennessee Supreme Court Criminal Rules Advisory Committee. Member, American Board of Trial Advocates.
Member: Nashville (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1989), Tennessee (Vice Chair, Criminal Justice Section, 1990) and American (Member, Section on Criminal Justice.
Vice Chairman, 1980-1982, Committee on Economics of Criminal Law. Member, Special Committee on Future of Criminal Law, 1983-1986.
Committee on Defense Services, 1989) Bar Associations. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Company-Chairman, Death Penalty Committee, 1983-1984.
Member, Lawyer"s Assistance Strike Force, 1988).
Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1975. President, 1978-1979. President, 1982-1983.
Chairman, Strike Force, 1987).
Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. (Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).
Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States. Army, 1966-1970.