1948
Born to Jack Lee Hale and Margaret Louise (Deano) Hale in Atlanta, GA.
1970
Earns a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Spring Hill College.
1971
Marries Josephine Alyce Nicols Hale on June 19.
1973
Earns a Juris Doctor from Duke University.
1973
Is admitted to practice law within the U.S. District Court of Alabama and by the Alabama State Bar Association.
1973
Is an associate at Hamilton & Butler in Mobile, AL.
1974
Is the assistant district attorney in Mobile County, AL, through 1979.
1977
Is admitted to practice law within the Supreme Court of the United States.
1979
Writes “Searches and Seizures in Violation of an Alabama Statute.”
1981
Serves as special assistant to the attorney general for security fraud prosecutions through 1984.
1982
Is admitted to practice law within the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
1983
Serves as the vice chairman of the Mobile Bar Association in Alabama through 1984.
1984
Is a partner of Hale, Hughes & Teague in Mobile, AL, through 1992.
1992
Completes coursework at the Toolen Institute for Parish Services within the Archdiocese of Mobile as a part of the of lay ecclesial ministry.
1992
Is a solo legal practitioner and continues in this role.
2003
Maintains membership with the Election Law Committee through 2005.
2005
Maintains membership with the Criminal Code Committee through 2018.
2007
Maintains membership with the Criminal Warrants and Indictments Committee through 2008.
2012
Is a strategist for Graddick for Chief Justice within the State of Alabama.
2017
Is a Special Judge for the Probate Court through 2018.