1962
Mr. King receives a Bachelor of Science from The University of Memphis and marries Elaine G. King.
1965
Mr. King receives a Doctor of Jurisprudence from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
1965
Mr. King is admitted to practice law in the state of Tennessee and in the United States District Court Northern District of Tennessee.
1970
Mr. King is admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and in the Supreme Court of the United States.
1979
Mr. King becomes the Commissioner of Revenue for the state of Tennessee.
1981
Mr. King becomes the chairman and board member of the Tennessee Housing Development Agency and becomes an attorney at Lewis Thomason.
2017
Mr. King is honored with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who.