He graduated from West Point with a Bachelor of Science degree in National Security and Public Affairs, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Field Artillery, where he served our country for the next six years in rapid deployment units and as an assistant professor of military science at Utah State University.

For the past 12 years, Daniel has represented hundreds of clients and argued cases at every level of the North Carolina court system.

He and his wife, Lydia, have three daughters. Warren serves on the deacon board, as a substitute Sunday school teacher, and in the AWANA children's program at their local church.

Daniel is the Chair of the Senate Judiciary II Committee, and his serving his second term.