Representative, Alabama State House of Representatives, 1986-2013

Former Speaker Pro-Term. Alabama House of Representatives, 1998-2010

Member, City of Birmingham Zoning Board

Member, State Board of Oversite, 1999-2002

Member, Sunset Committee, 1998-2002

President/Chief Executive Officer, Birmingham Urban League

City Attorney, City of Birmingham, 1991-2013

Attorney, Demetrius C. Newton, Attorney, 2000-2013

City Judge, City of Brownville, 1972-1978

United States Army, 82nd Airborne Division, 1952-1954

Member, 33rd Degree Masons

Member, American Legion

Member, Leadership Birmingham

National President, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity

Member, Shriners

Member, Vulcan Gold Club

Member, Vulcan Kiwanis Club

President, Wilberforce University Alumni Association

Member, 101 Black Men, 2013

Member, Alabama Bar Association, 2013

Member, American Bar Association, 2013

Member, American Judicature Society, 2013

Member, Mount Olive Baptist Church, 2013

Chair, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 2013

Member, National Bar Association, 2013

Chair, Alabama Law Institute, 2002

Chair, Birmingham Area Legal Services, 1981-1985

Awards:

Outstanding Lawyer Award, Alabama Lawyer Association; Outstanding Legislator Award, Alabama Poultry and Egg Association