Admitted: 1971, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School: Mississippi College School of Law, J.D.
Member: Prentiss County (President, 1980-1981) and First Judicial District (President, 1983-1984) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Workers' Compensation Committee, 1977-1980).
Biography: Municipal Attorney, Town of Tishomingo, 1984-1993. Municipal Judge, City of Baldwyn, 1988. City Prosecuting Attorney, 1985-2007, Municipal Attorney, 2005-2007, City of Booneville. Attorney for Booneville School District, 1980-2007. Associate, Cunningham & Cunningham, Booneville, Mississippi, 1973-1974. Partner: Cunningham & Smith, Booneville, 1974-1976; Cunningham, Smith & Ferrell, Booneville, 1976-1990. Sole Practitioner, January, 1990. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation.
Born: Prentiss County, Mississippi, October 15, 1942