He received his Bachelor’s Degree with distinction from the University of Virginia in 1979; and his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the College of William & Mary in 1982, where he was the joint recipient of the Emory Gault Scholarship, and the Cutlter Prize for Constitutional Law. Doug is married to Leslee Wright, and they have two grown children. Although a Virginia native, Doug moved to Greensboro in 1984 and has lived here ever since.