• Supreme Court of the United States

  Judge

  1801 – 1835 · 34 yrsAppointed by John Adams

Career

• Secretary of State

  1800 – 1801 · 1 yr

• U.S. representative from Virginia

  1799 – 1800 · 1 yr

• Minister to France

  U.S. Department of State

  1797 – 1798 · 1 yr

• Delegate

  Virginia convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution

  1788 – present · 238 yrs

• State delegate

  Virginia

  1787 – 1788 · 1 yr

• Recorder

  Richmond City Virginia Hustings Court

  1785 – 1788 · 3 yrs

• State delegate

  Virginia

  1784 – 1785 · 1 yr

• Private practice

  1783 – 1797 · 14 yrs

• State delegate

  Virginia

  1782 – present · 244 yrs

• Member

  Virginia Council of State

  1782 – 1784 · 2 yrs

• Private practice

  1780 – 1783 · 3 yrs

• Continental Army lieutenant

  Eleventh Virginia Regiment

  1776 – 1780 · 4 yrs

• Culpeper County Virginia Minutemen lieutenant

  1775 – 1776 · 1 yr