• Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

  Judge

  1995 – present · 31 yrsAppointed by William Jefferson Clinton

• Supreme Court of Louisiana

  Judge

  1975 – 1995 · 20 yrs

• Louisiana Court of Appeal

  Judge

  1974 – 1975 · 1 yr

Career

• Judge

  1996 – 1996

• Professor

  1996 – 1996

• Judge

  1976 – 1976

• Associate justice

  Supreme Court of Louisiana

  1975 – 1995 · 20 yrs

• Judge

  Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Judicial Circuit

  1974 – 1975 · 1 yr

• Judge

  1974 – 1974

• prac

  1974 – 1974

• legis

  1974 – 1974

• Judge

  1973 – 1973

• prac

  1973 – 1973

• legis

  1973 – 1973

• Judge

  Louisiana District Court, Fourth Judicial District

  1972 – 1974 · 2 yrs

• State representative

  Louisiana

  1968 – 1972 · 4 yrs

• Private practice

  1962 – 1972 · 10 yrs

• U.S. Army

  1955 – 1957 · 2 yrs

Education