Professional Activities: Master of the Bench, Tallahassee American Inn of Court, 1992-2003 (president, 1999-2000); Master of the Bench, Chester Bedell American Inn of Court, 1988-92; Florida Judicial Management Council, 2006-present; Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Evaluations, 2006-present (chair); Supreme Court Task Force on Complex Litigation, 2006-present; District Court of Appeal Budget Commission, 2006-present; Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases, 1979-2001 (vice-chair, 1994-98; chair, 1999-2000); Supreme Court Committee on Trial Court Information Systems, 1986-91 (chair, subcommittee on civil case management); Supreme Court Court Reporter Certification Planning Committee, 1995-99 (chair); Supreme Court Study Committee on Confidentiality of Records of the Judicial Branch, 1993-95; Florida Conference of Circuit Judges, 1986-91 (Executive Committee, 1991); Member: The Florida Bar, 1975-present (member of several committees, including Judicial Administration, Selection and Tenure (vice-chair, 1995-96), Rules of Judicial Administration (chair, 2001-02), and Appellate Rules; charter member, Executive Council, Appellate Practice Section); American Judicature Society (Editorial Committee, Judicature, 2001-present; Board of Directors, 2002-present); Jacksonville and Tallahassee Bar Associations; Past Member: American Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association; Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers (chair and director, Commercial Litigation Section, 1981-82); Federal Bar Association; National Conference of State Trial Judges.

Honors and Awards: Phi Beta Kappa (liberal arts honor fraternity); Phi Alpha Theta (history honor fraternity); Phi Eta Sigma (freshman honor fraternity); Constantine McGuire Medal (awarded to outstanding graduate in School of Foreign Service); Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities; full tuition scholarship to law school; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in the South and Southwest.

Community Activities: Board of Directors, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., 1981-84; Board of Directors, River Region Human Services, Inc., 1986-88; Advisory Board, P.A.C.E. Center for Girls, Inc., 1986-90; Delinquency Task Force, Mayor's Commission on Children and Youth, City of Jacksonville, 1988-91; Stakeholders Group, Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center, 1988-91; Jacksonville Community Council, Inc., 1986-91; District Committee Member, North Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America, 1978-83; Officer and Executive Board Member, Suwannee River Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, 1992-2001; Board of Directors, Duke Alumni Club of Greater Jacksonville, 1984-88.