Lee was born in
Jackson, Michigan. He received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from
Mississippi College in 1963 and a
Juris Doctor from the
University of Mississippi Law School in 1965. He was in the
United States Army Reserve Captain, JAG Corps from 1965 to 1973. He was in private practice in
Forest, Mississippi from 1965 to 1984. He was a prosecuting attorney of
Scott County, Mississippi from 1968 to 1971. He was a judge of the Scott County Youth Court in Forest, Mississippi from 1979 to 1982. He was a municipal judge for the city of Forest, Mississippi in 1982.
Federal judicial service Lee was nominated by President
Ronald Reagan on May 15, 1984, to a seat on the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi vacated by Judge
Dan Monroe Russell Jr. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on June 11, 1984, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1996 to 2003. He assumed
senior status on April 8, 2006. ==References==