Judicial service
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Judge
1979 – 1997 · 18 yrsAppointed by Jimmy Carter
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Judge
1961 – 1979 · 18 yrsAppointed by John F. Kennedy
Career
Private practice
1946 – 1961 · 15 yrs
U.S. Navy lieutenant
1942 – 1946 · 4 yrs
Education
LL.B., Harvard University