Private practice, Paris, Kentucky, 1803-1808, 1809-1817
State representative, Kentucky, 1803
Second judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1807-1808, 1810
Chief justice, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1810
District attorney, State of Kentucky, 1813-1817
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Seventh Circuit, ca. July 10, 1826-August 25, 1828