No political experience information on file.

Representative, U.S. Federal Judiciary to the International Judicial Network under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 2008-present

Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, International Judicial Relations Committee, 1997-2003

Senior Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, 2008-present

Adjunct Professor of Comparative Law, American University Washington College of Law, present

Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, 1993-2011

Associate Judge, Circuit Court, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1985-1993

Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, August 6, 1993

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, October 18, 1993

Vice-President/General Counsel, Community Psychiatric Clinic, 1975-1985

Lawyer, Private Practice, Chevy Chase, Maryland, 1971-1985

Lawyer, Private Practice, Washington, District of Columbia, 1969-1971

Professor, University of São Paulo Law School, 1966-1968

Special Advisor, Council of the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean, present

Member, American Bar Association, present

Member, American Law Institute, present

Member, District of Columbia Association, present

Member, Federal Bar Associations, present

Member, Maryland Bar Association, present

Member, Montgomery County Bar Association, present

Bencher, Montgomery County Inn of Court, present

Co-Chair, Judicial Conference of the United States, Working Group for Latin America and the Caribbean, 1997-2003

Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 1980

Volunteer, Peace Corps, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1966-1968