Continental Army lieutenant colonel, staff of Gen. Philip Schuyler, 1775-1777
Private secretary, U.S. minister to Spain John Jay, 1779-1782
Imprisoned by British in New York, 1782
Private practice, New York City, 1783-1802
Associate justice, Supreme Court of Judicature of New York, 1802-1807
Received recess appointment to U.S. District Court for the District of New York, May 16, 1805; declined appointment
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Second Circuit, March 9, 1808-March 18, 1823