Law clerk, Legal Aid Society of Central Texas, 1977
Assistant city attorney, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1977-1978
Assistant county attorney, Nueces County, Texas, 1978-1980
Assistant district attorney, Nueces County, Texas, 1980-1981
Instructor, Legal Assistant Program, Del Mar College, 1981-1985
Judge, Nueces County [Texas] Court-at-Law Number Three, 1985-1994
Judge, Nueces County [Texas] One Hundred and Forty-Eighth District Court, 1995-1998
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, August 10, 1995; no Senate vote
Only a large law school devoted to excellence across the range of modern legal education can offer this diversity. UT manages to do so while at the same time offering students intimate settings for study and recreation. The entering class is divided into eight extracurricular Societies, which become hubs of fun and friendship. The first year curriculum includes small classes offering individual attention, and the upper class curriculum is studded with seminars, colloquia, and clinics. Large class or small, good teaching is the norm. Student satisfaction surveys place Texas at or near the top year after year; our teaching track record is seldom matched by any other law school.