U.S. Army Reserve, 1979-1985
Law clerk, Puerto Rico Institute of Judicial Studies (now Puerto Rico Judicial Academy), 1983-1984
Law clerk, Hon. Juan R. Torruella, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1984
Law clerk, Hon. Juan R. Torruella, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1984-1986
Private pratice, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1986-1993, 1996-2014
Solicitor general, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1993-1995
Judge, Circuit Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico, 1995-1996
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, June 26, 2013; no Senate vote