Walter T. Cox is of counsel to Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Charleston where he practices in the litigation area, with an emphasis on mass tort litigation and complex business litigation.

For 22 years, Mr. Cox was a member of the judiciary, serving in both state and federal courts. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan nominated Mr. Cox to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Following confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Mr. Cox began his service in September 1984. From October 1995 until the end of his term in 1999, he served as the court's chief judge. Following an additional year as an active senior judge, Mr. Cox retired from the court in September 2000. From 1978 to 1984, Mr. Cox served as resident Circuit Court Judge for the Tenth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina.

Mr. Cox has served as a senior lecturing fellow at the Duke University School of Law and teaches criminal law at the Charleston School of law.  He served as chairman of the Commission on the 50th Anniversary of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for the National Institute of Military Justice.

In his honor, the Judge Advocates Association annually sponsors the Walter T. Cox III Symposium on Military History. A recipient of the Order of the Palmetto from South Carolina Governor David Beasley, Mr. Cox has also received the Distinguished Civilian Service Award from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Clayton Burton Award from the Military Affairs Committee of the Florida Bar Association.

In demand as a speaker, Mr. Cox is the author of numerous published articles. He has served as the Kenneth J. Hodson Lecturer for the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's School, and he has delivered the John C. Calhoun Lecture at the Strom Thurmond Institute at Clemson University.

A member of the South Carolina Bar, Mr. Cox is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. He is a member of the American Judicature, the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the Judge Advocates Association. He holds an honorary membership in the District of Columbia Bar Association.

In 1967, Mr. Cox earned a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of South Carolina School of Law. In 1964, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from Clemson University.