U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, 1987-2005 and Chief Judge, 2002-2005, Northern District of Texas. Director, Staff Attorneys' Office, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1984-1987. Chief Staff Attorney, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, 1978-1984. Commissioner, Supreme Court of Wisconsin, 1977-1978. In Private Practice, Madison, Wisconsin, 1974-1977.