Private practice, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1810-1825
State representative, Kentucky, 1810-1811, 1814
Private practice, Natchez, Mississippi, 1825-1827, 1829-1830
Attorney general, State of Mississippi, 1828-1829
U.S. attorney for the District of Mississippi, 1830-1836
Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1838-1844