Born in [[Louisville]], he graduated from duPont Manual High School, studied at the [[University of Louisville]], and obtained his legal credentials from the [[Louis Dembitz Brandeis]] School of Law in Louisville. He launched his law practice in Louisville in 1950. Four years later, he became the city attorney in Jeffersontown in populous Jefferson County. In 1957, he was elected to the first of two terms as the magistrate for the First District of the Jefferson County government. | Born in [[Louisville]], he graduated from duPont Manual High School, studied at the [[University of Louisville]], and obtained his legal credentials from the [[Louis Dembitz Brandeis]] School of Law in Louisville. He launched his law practice in Louisville in 1950. Four years later, he became the city attorney in Jeffersontown in populous Jefferson County. In 1957, he was elected to the first of two terms as the magistrate for the First District of the Jefferson County government. |