Senior U.S. Circuit Judge United States Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit Born: Coy, Alabama Date of Appointment: July 22, 1966 Entered on Duty: August 31, 1966 Chief Judge: February 2, 1981-September 2, 1986 Senior Status: October 23, 1987 Education: Auburn University, B.S., 1940; Harvard Law School, J.D., 1943. Previous Employment: Private practice, Rives and Godbold, 1949-1952; Godbold, Hobbs, and Copeland, 1952-1966. Committee Appointments/Professional Organizations: Judicial Conference of the U.S., 1981-1986; Board of the Federal Judicial Center, 1976-1981; Director, Federal Judicial Center, 1987-1990; Chairman, Board of Certification for Court Executives, 1987-1990; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Law Institute; and Alabama State Bar.