Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on January 30, 1984, to a seat vacated by John Decker Butzner, Jr.; Confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1984, and received commission on August 13, 1984. Served as chief judge, 1996-2003.

 

Professional Career:
Professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1983
Dpty Asst. U.S. Attorney General, Civil Rights Div, U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-1983
Editorial Page Editor, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 1978-1981
Associate Professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1973-1978
Clerk, Justice Lewis F. Powell, Supreme Court of the United States, 1972-1973
Republican Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia, 1970
U.S. Army, 1968-1969