Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, and Washington, D.C., 1924-1926
Professor of law, University of Utah, 1926-1950
Private practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1935-1949
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, August 25, 1949; no Senate vote
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