U.S. Circuit Judge United States Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit   Date of Appointment: Appointed on August 6, 1979 to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which on October 1, 1981, became an appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Entered on Duty: October 1, 1981 Chief Judge: May 17, 1999 - May 31, 2002 Senior Status: February 1, 2009 Education: Yale College, A.B., 1958 Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1961. Previous Employment: U.S. Army, 1961-1963 Private Practice, 1963-1979 Committee Appointments/Professional Organizations: Judicial Conference Committee on Codes of Conduct, 1987-1992, (Chairman, 1992-1995); American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; and the State Bar of Georgia.