Private practice, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1756-1789
Member, Virginia House of Burgesses, 1766-1771
Clerk, Virginia Governor`s Council, 1771-1775
Delegate, Virginia constitutional convention, 1776
Member, Virginia Governor`s Council, 1776-1778
Judge, General Court of Virginia, 1777-1779; chief justice, 1779
Chancellor, Virginia High Court of Chancery, 1780
Judge, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, 1780-1789
Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Middle Circuit, Spring 1790-Fall 1790, Fall 1791-Spring 1792, Spring 1794-Fall 1794
Southern Circuit, Spring 1791, Spring 1795
Eastern Circuit, Fall 1793