Judge, Court of Claims, Appointed by Governor George E. Pataki, 1997-2006; re-appointed, 2006 to 2015

Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman, 1997 to Present 

State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Law, 1998 to present

New York State Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, 1995 to 1997

United States Department of Justice, Assistant United States Attorney, 1989 to 1995

Erie County District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney, 1977 to 1989

Harrison and Gruber, Attorney, 1976 to 1977

Joseph H. Chirlin, P.C., Attorney, 1975 to 1976

New York State, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, 1976

United States Supreme Court, 1984

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1990

United States District Court, Western District of New York, 1976 

Juris Doctor , State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, 1975

B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1972

Member, New York State Bar Association

Member, Erie County Bar Association

Member, New York State Supreme Court Justices Association, 8th J.D.