South Carolina Court of Appeals Chief Judge (Ret). UNCP Trustee. U.S. Army veteran. Retired as full colonel of S.C. Army National Guard. Former member of S.C. House of Representatives. Elected as Circuit Court Judge in 1989. Elected as chief judge in 2016. South Carolina's first Native American Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. Served as 2017 UNCP commencement speaker. UNCP Outstanding Alumni and Distinguished Service award recipient.