Private practice, Redding, California, 1936-1938, 1940-1950
Assistant district attorney, Shasta County, California, 1938-1939
State senator, California, 1941-1949
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, September 1, 1950; no Senate vote
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