No political experience information on file.

No caucus information on file.

Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2009-present

Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1993-2009

Associate Justice, Tennessee State Supreme Court, 1990-1993

Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, August 6, 1993

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, November 20, 1993

Associate Judge, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, Middle Division, 1975-1990

Faculty, Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1972-1982, 1988-1990

Adjunct Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1988-1990

Lecturer in Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1975-1982

Assistant Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1972-1975

Assistant District Attorney, Tenth Judicial Circuit of Tennessee, 1969-1972

Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Middle District of Tennessee, 1968-1969

Attorney, Private Practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1968

No organizational membership information on file.