U.S. Army sergeant, 1943-1945
Underwriter, Lawyers Title Insurance Company, Atlanta, Georgia, 1947-1948
Private practice, Marietta, Georgia, 1948-1960
Judge, Cobb County [Georgia] Juvenile Court, 1953-1960
Trial attorney, Assistant Solicitor General`s Office, Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, Georgia, 1949-1952
Judge, Superior Court of Cobb County [Georgia], 1961-1968