Juris doctor, 1980, University of South Carolina, School of Law Columbia, South Carolina Bachelor of Arts, English (Honors College), cum laude, 1977, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada– General Jurisdiction Course, September 1995. Regular attendance at Judges’ meetings for continuing judicial education and Chancery Judges Conference Study Committee Meetings, 1995 through 2006. In full compliance with Texas Continuing Education requirements. Working toward Board Certification in Family Law and Estate Planning. Bar admissions State Bar of Texas, 1980. Mississippi State Bar, 1982.