Judicial service
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge
1994 – 2002 · 8 yrsAppointed by William Jefferson Clinton
District Court, E.D. Texas
Judge
1979 – 1994 · 15 yrsAppointed by Jimmy Carter
Career
Private practice
1972 – 1979 · 7 yrs
Private practice
1971 – 1972 · 1 yr
Private practice
1966 – 1971 · 5 yrs
Private practice
1965 – present · 61 yrs
Administrative assistant
1965 – 1966 · 1 yr
Private practice
1964 – 1965 · 1 yr
Education
B.B.A., The University of Texas at Austin