• District Court, M.D. Alabama

  Judge

  1849 – 1859 · 10 yrsAppointed by Zachary Taylor

• District Court, S.D. Alabama

  Judge

  1849 – 1859 · 10 yrsAppointed by Zachary Taylor

Career

• U.S. representative from Alabama

  1847 – 1849 · 2 yrs

• Private practice

  1835 – 1846 · 11 yrs

• Governor

  Alabama

  1831 – 1835 · 4 yrs

• State representative

  Alabama

  1829 – 1830 · 1 yr

• Judge

  Supreme Court of Alabama

  1828 – 1829 · 1 yr

• Private practice

  1826 – 1828 · 2 yrs

• Judge

  Alabama Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit

  1823 – 1825 · 2 yrs

• State representative

  Alabama

  1822 – 1823 · 1 yr

• Solicitor

  1819 – 1821 · 2 yrs

• Private practice

  1818 – present · 208 yrs

• Member

  Legislative Council, Alabama Territory

  1818 – 1819 · 1 yr