Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1918, Oct. 30 | Born, Winston County, Ala. |
| 1935 | Graduated, Gulf Coast Military Academy, Gulfport, Miss. |
| 1937 | Graduated, Massey Business College, Birmingham, Ala. |
| 1938 | Married Ruth Jenkins |
| 1943 | LL.B., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Admitted to Alabama state bar |
| 1943-1946 | Served in the infantry, United States Army |
| 1946-1953 | Partner, Curtis, Maddox & Johnson, Jasper, Ala. |
| 1953-1955 | United States attorney, Northern District, Alabama |
| 1955-1979 | Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama |
| 1972-1982 | Member, Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals of the United States |
| 1979-1981 | Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| 1981-1999 | Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; assumed senior judge status in 1991 |
| 1999, July 23 | Died, Montgomery, Ala. |