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Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2000-present

Visiting Faculty, University of Alabama School of Law, 2002, 2010

Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1988-2000

Adjunct Professor, University of Alabama School of Law, 1996

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, April 15, 1988

Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama, 1981-1988

Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, December 19, 1987

Lawyer, Private Practice, Mobile, Alabama, 1964-1981

Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama, October 14, 1981

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama, November 18, 1981

Lawyer, Private Practice, Birmingham, Alabama, 1959-1964

Served, United States Air National Guardmi, 1958-1964

Member, Alabama and Mobile Bar Associations, present

Member, Federal Bar Association, present

Member, Maritime Law Association of the United States, present

Member, The Paul W. Brock American Inn of Court, present

Member, American Judicature Society

Member, Committee on the Judicial Branch, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2001-2005

Member, Defender Services Committee, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1992-1998

Chair, Defender Services Committee, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1995-1998

Chair, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Death Penalty Representation, Defender Services Committee, 1994-1995