• Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

  Judge

  1979 – 1990 · 11 yrsAppointed by Jimmy Carter

• Texas Supreme Court

  Judge

  1968 – 1977 · 9 yrs

Career

• Special judge

  Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

  1978 – present · 48 yrs

• Judge

  1978 – 1978

• prac

  1978 – 1978

• Professor

  1978 – 1978

• Private practice

  1977 – 1979 · 2 yrs

• Justice

  Supreme Court of Texas

  1968 – 1977 · 9 yrs

• Judge

  1967 – 1967

• prac

  1967 – 1967

• legis

  1967 – 1967

• Professor

  1967 – 1967

• Judge

  Travis County Texas One Hundred and Sixty-Seventh District Court

  1964 – 1968 · 4 yrs

• Private practice

  1957 – 1964 · 7 yrs

• Secretary of state

  State of Texas

  1955 – 1957 · 2 yrs

• Private practice

  1952 – 1955 · 3 yrs

• County attorney

  1951 – present · 75 yrs

• Private practice

  1951 – 1952 · 1 yr

• Private practice

  1949 – 1951 · 2 yrs

• Assistant district attorney

  1948 – 1949 · 1 yr

• U.S. Navy

  1942 – 1946 · 4 yrs

Education