Background
Tate, Stonewall Shepherd was born on December 19, 1917 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Tate, Stonewall Shepherd was born on December 19, 1917 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Bachelor, University Southwestern (now Rhodes College), Memphis, 1939. Juris Doctor, University Virginia, 1942. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Samford University, 1979.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Suffolk University, 1982. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Capital University, 1989. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Rhodes College, 1993.
Chairman Emeritus Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, Professional Corporation (and predecessor firms), Memphis, since 1947. Chairman president's council Rhodes College, 1995-1996, secretary board trustees, 1967-1977, 80-84.
President Episcopal Churchmen of Tennessee, 1961-1962. Secretary standing committee Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee, 1969-1971. President Chickasaw Council Boy Scouts American, 1967-1978.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Commander United States Naval Reserve. Retired; Fellow American Bar Foundation, American College Trust and Estate Counsel, International Academy Estate and Trust Law, College Law Practice Management (honorary), Tennessee Bar Foundation, Memphis Bar Foundation (Benjamin L. Hooks award 2003), Shelby County Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association (chairman standing committee on professional discipline 1973-1976, chairman standing committee on scope and correlation of work 1977, chairman task force on lawyer advertising 1977, president American Bar Association 1978-1979, chairman standing committee on lawyer competence 1986-1992, member council senior lawyers division 1997-2001, since 2004), American Judicature Society (past board directors), American Law Institute, Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association (president 1963-1964, recipient of William M. Leech, Junior, Public Service award,, 2005), Memphis and Shelby County Bar Association (president 1959-1960), National Conference Bar President (president 1972-1973, Alumnus of Year 1996), United States 6th Circuit Judicial Conference (life), University Virginia Law School Alumni Association (member executive council 1974-1977), Rhodes College Alumni Association (president 1951-1953), Rotary (president 1982-1983, board directors 1974, 80, 81, 83,89,90, 2007-2009), Raven Society, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon (highest effort award New York City Alumni Association 1979).
Married Janet Graf; children: Adele Shepherd, Shepherd Davis, Janet Reid Walker.