 He also served repeatedly as a consultant for the U. S. State Department to emerging judiciaries in sub-Saharan Africa, traveling to Zambia, Tanzania, Namibia, Kenya, and Nigeria more than 30 times.During his time with the bankruptcy court, Leonard was also active in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.He served as a member of the Board of Governors, chaired the Endowment for Education, and was the editor-in-chief of the prestigious American Bankruptcy Law Journal.