• District Court, S.D. New York

  Judge

  1954 – 1957 · 3 yrsAppointed by Dwight Eisenhower

Career

• Independent counsel

  Iran-Contra investigation

  1986 – 1993 · 7 yrs

• Private practice

  1981 – present · 45 yrs

• Ambassador

  U.S. delegation, Paris Peace Talks

  1969 – present · 57 yrs

• Private practice

  New York City

  1961 – 1981 · 20 yrs

• Deputy attorney general

  U.S. Department of Justice

  1957 – 1960 · 3 yrs

• General counsel and executive director

  Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor

  1953 – 1954 · 1 yr

• Counsel

  New York State Public Service Commission

  1951 – 1953 · 2 yrs

• Counsel

  1950 – 1951 · 1 yr

• Assistant counsel

  1943 – 1949 · 6 yrs

• Private practice

  New York City

  1941 – 1943 · 2 yrs

• Deputy assistant district attorney

  1938 – 1941 · 3 yrs

• Special assistant attorney general for Drukman investigation

  U.S. Department of Justice

  1936 – 1938 · 2 yrs