Photographic portrait, 1985
Born 1929 in Hickory, Norfolk County, Virginia.
Died September 14, 2017 in Norfolk, Virginia.
Elected by the General Assembly on December 17, 1984 to an eight-year term beginning January 1, 1985. Service terminated by retirement.
Education:
Randolph-Macon College, B.A., 1951
Washington and Lee University, LL.B., 1956
Other judicial experience:
Judge, First Judicial Circuit, 1972-1984 (chief judge, 1980-1984).
Professional career:
Private practice in Norfolk, Virginia, 1956-1960.
Private practice in Chesapeake, Virginia, 1960-1972.
Virginia state delegate, 1962-1966.
Virginia state senator, 1966-1972.
Military service:
U.S. Coast Guard Intelligence (Korean War), 1951-1953
Sources:
Elected, Journal of the House of Delegates, 1984 Special Session, 10; retired effective November 1, 1989, Journal of the Senate of Virginia, 1990 Regular Session, 68; birth, education, professional career, and military service, The American Bench: Judges of the Nation (Forster-Long, Inc., 1985-1986), 2326; dates served as chief judge, email correspondence with Faye Mitchell, Clerk, Circuit Court, City of Chesapeake, February 24, 2015; obituary published in The Virginian-Pilot, September 19, 2017.