Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1926-1933, 1948-1952
State`s Attorney`s Office, Cook County, Illinois, 1933-1948, 1951-1953; assistant state`s attorney, 1933-1947; first assistant state`s attorney, 1947-1948, 1952-1953; acting state`s attorney, 1947-1948; special prosecutor, 1951-1952
Judge, Superior Court of Cook County [Illinois], 1953-1960
Chief justice, Criminal Court of Cook County [Illinois], 1954-1955, 1960-1961
Candidate for governor, Illinois, 1956
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