• Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

  Judge

  1981 – 1999 · 18 yrs

• Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

  Judge

  1979 – 1981 · 2 yrsAppointed by Jimmy Carter

• Supreme Court of Florida

  Judge

  1975 – 1979 · 4 yrs

Career

• U.S. Marine Corps Reserve lieutenant colonel and judge advocate

  1977 – 1988 · 11 yrs

• Justice

  Florida Supreme Court

  1975 – 1979 · 4 yrs

• Judge

  1974 – 1974

• prac

  1974 – 1974

• U.S. Magistrate

  U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

  1971 – 1975 · 4 yrs

• first assistant U.S. attorney

  1967 – 1971 · 4 yrs

• Special hearing office for conscientious objectors

  U.S. Department of Justice

  1967 – 1968 · 1 yr

• Assistant U.S. attorney

  Middle District of Florida

  1966 – 1971 · 5 yrs

• Consultant

  Daytona Beach Florida Urban Renewal Department

  1963 – 1966 · 3 yrs

• Cooperating attorney

  NAACP Legal Defense Fund

  1960 – 1966 · 6 yrs

• Private practice

  1959 – 1966 · 7 yrs

• U.S. Army lieutenant

  1954 – 1956 · 2 yrs

Education