Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 1979-present
Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1994-1997
Judge, Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, Atlanta, GA; 1990-1994
Judge, State Court of Fulton County, Atlanta, GA; 1984-1990
Trial Attorney, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Atlanta, GA; 1974-84 (Partner 1980-1984)
Law Clerk, Judge Elbert P. Tuttle, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 1973-1974
Honorary Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers
Space & Facilities Committee for U.S. Judicial Conference, 2007-2013
Codes of Conduct Committee for U.S. Judicial Conference, 2001-2007
Rosalynn Carter Fellow in Public Policy Studies at Emory University Institute for Women’s Studies, 2000-2002
American Bar Foundation Fellow, since 1992
Bleckley American Inn of Court, 1991-1997
State of Georgia Commission on Family Violence, 1992-1994
American Judicature Society, National Board of Directors, 1990-1996
State Bar of Georgia Correctional Facilities and Services Committee (“BASICS” – employment workshops for inmates prior to release), 1990-1994
Chair, Gender/Racial/Ethnic Fairness in the Courts Committee, Council of Superior Court Judges, and Uniform Rules Committee, 1990-1994
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Board of Directors, 1988-1991
State of Georgia Commission on Gender Bias in the Judicial System, 1988-1991
ABA’s Forum Committee on Construction Industry, Chair, Contract Documents Division, 1983-1985
ABA’s Forum Committee on Construction Industry, Editorial Staff, The Construction Lawyer, 1981-1985
ABA’s Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Vice-Chair, 1978-1985
Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers, Board of Directors, 1977-1979
“Attorneys’ Fees and Court Costs Under Bankers’ Blanket Bonds” (Topic of paper and speed at Banking Law Institute Seminar in Chicago), May 1984
“An Overview of the Liability of the Contractor’s Accountant to Third Parties in the Construction Industry,” 4 The Construction Lawyer No. 2, 1983
“Who is an Employee Covered by Fidelity Bonds” (Topic of paper and speech at ABA’s 1983 National Institute on Employee Dishonesty in New Orleans
“The ABCs of Unidentifiable Emplooyee Coverage,” 15 Forum 948 (1980) (Topic of paper and speech for TIPS at ABA’s Mid-Winter Meeting in New York)
“Surety’s Liability for Attorneys’ Fees and Court Costs Under Fidelity Bonds,” 14 Forum 634 (1979) (Topic of paper and speech for TIPS at ABA’s 1978 Annual Meeting in New York)
“Bankruptcy of Principal: Reclamation and Other Common Problems Facing the Principal and Its Surety,” 12 Forum 200 (1976) (Topic of paper for TIPS at ABA’s 1976 Annual Meeting in Atlanta
“Civil Procedure–Application of Long-Arm Statute to Foreign Corporation,” 8 Georgia State Bar Journal 414 (1973)
“Pyramid Marketing Plans and Consumer Protection: State and Federal Regulations,” 21 Journal of Public Law 445 (1973) (now Emory Law Journal)
U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 1982
U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1974
Georgia Supreme Court, 1974
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1974
Superior Court of Fulton County, 1974
Member, Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Speech School Guild
Atlanta Botanical Garden
High Museum of Art