Candidate, Justice, West Virginia State Supreme Court of Appeals, 2020

Speaker of the House, West Virginia State House of Delegates, 2015-2018

Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1998-2018

Minority Leader, West Virginia State House of Delegates, 2007-2015

Former Chair, Commission on Special Investigations, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Member, Joint Government and Finance Committee, West Virginia State Assembly

Former Chair, Post Audits Subcommittee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Chair, Rules Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Minority Chair, Committee on the Judiciary, West Virginia State House of Delegates, 2005-2007

Justice, West Virginia State Supreme Court of Appeals, 2018-present

Attorney, NiSource Corporate Services Company, 2001-present

Chief Justice, West Virginia State Supreme Court of Appeals, 2020

Attorney, Steptoe and Johnson, 1998-2001

Executive Assistant to Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor of West Virginia, 1997-1998

Attorney, Carey, Hill and Scott, 1994-1997

General Counsel, West Virginia State Republican Executive Committee, 1995-1997

Law Clerk, United States District Judge David A. Faber, 1992-1994

Attorney, Spilman, Thomas, Battle, and Klostermeyer, 1990-1992

Press Intern, Office of the Governor, 1985-1988

Member, Southern Growth Policies Board, 1998-present

Member, West Virginia State Bar, 1990-present

Member, Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit, present

Member, Knight of the Golden Horseshoe, present

Member, Kentucky State Bar Association

Member, National Rifle Association

Former Member, West Virginia Law Review

Co-Chair, Kanawha County Bush-Cheney, 2004

Delegate-at-Large, Republican National Convention, 2004

Member, Board of Directors, Elk River Community Council, 1996-2001

Member, West Virginia State Bar Government Lawyers Committee, 2001

Member, Governor's Cabinet on Children and Families, 1998-2000

Member, National Governors Association, Natural Resources Staff Advisory Committee, 1997-1998

Member, Leadership West Virginia, 1997

Member, West Virginia Archives and History Commission, 1990-1994

President, West Virginia Historical Society, 1990-1994