Law clerk, Hon. Walter F. George, Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1917-1919
U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 1919
Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1919-1943
State representative, Georgia, 1925-1928
Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1932
Instructor, Atlanta Law School, 1934-1943
Assistant city attorney, Atlanta, Georgia, 1940-1943
Judge, Fulton County [Georgia] Superior Court, 1943-1949
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, October 15, 1949; no Senate vote