Senior Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Virginia, 2021-present

Member, Virginia State Board of Education, 1990-1996

Senator, Virginia State Senate, 1983-1988

No caucus information on file.

Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2015-present

Judge, Alien Terrorist Removal Court, 2016-2021

Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1996-2004, 2010-2021

Chief Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Virginia, 2004-2010

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Virginia, July 18, 1996

Lawyer, Private Practice, Bristol, Virginia, 1971-1995

Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Virginia, December 12, 1995

Lawyer, Private Practice, Abingdon, Virginia, 1968-1971

Law Clerk, Honorable Clement Haynsworth, United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, 1966-1968

Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1965-1966

Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2007-2011