- JD, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University, 1983
- MS, Education, Troy University, 1979
- BS, Education, Troy University, 1974-1978
- Candidate, Alabama State Supreme Court, District 2, 2018
- Associate Justice, Alabama State Supreme Court, 2013-present
- Judge, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, 2004-2012
- Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1987-2005
- Associate General Counsel, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, 1987-2005
- Staff Attorney, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, 1984-1986
- Alternate Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2000
- Choir Member, First Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama
- Deacon, First Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama
- Member, Alabama Bar Association
- Former Chairman, Montgomery County Republican Capitol Club
- Former Member, Executive Committee, Montgomery County Republican Party
- Former Member, Executive Committee, Alabama State Republican Party
- Former President, Montgomery Republican Club
- Member, Appellate Practice Section, Alabama Bar Association
- Member, Montgomery County Bar Association
- Member, Environmental Law Section, Alabama Bar Association
- Sunday School Teacher, First Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama
- Vice Chair, Quality of Life Committee, Alabama Bar Association