Senior Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, 2011-present

No caucus information on file.

Senior Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Washington, 2011-present

Member, American Society of International Law (ASIL) Judicial Advisory Board, present

Director, Federal Judicial Center, 2003-2011

Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Washington, 1980-1987, 1994-2011

Chief Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Washington, 1987-1994

Judge, Superior Court of Washington, King County, Washington, 1977-1980

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Washington, February 20, 1980

Nominated by President Jimmy Carter, Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Washington, December 3, 1979

Assistant Attorney General/Chief Trial Attorney, Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division, Washington State Attorney Generals Office, 1968-1977

Adjunct professor, Law School, University of Washington, 1975-1977

Lawyer, Private Practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1966-1968

Member, Advisory Committee for Georgetown University Law Center "Our Courts" project, present

Commissioner, American Judicature Society’s Commission on Forensic Science and Public Policy, present

Member, American Law Institute, present

Member, American Law Institute-American Bar Association Board, present

Member, Committee on Science, Technology and Law, National Academy of Science, present

Member, Institute of Judicial Administration Board, New York University Law School, present

Member, National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ District 4), present

Member, National Historical Publications and Record Commission, present

Member, Physicians and Lawyers for National Drug Policy Justice Education Advisory Committee, present

Member, Rule of Law Initiative(ABA), present

Former Member, Federal-State Relations Committee, United States Judicial Conference

Member, National Academy of Science's Committee on Science, Technology and Law.

Former Member, Ninth Circuit Standing Committee on Gender, Race, Religious an Ethnic Fairness