▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁chief ▁staff ▁att orney ▁of ▁the ▁Ant it rust ▁Bureau ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁Med ica id ▁Fra ud ▁Bureau ▁also ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁general ▁coun sel ▁of ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁School ▁Bo ards ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁opened ▁his ▁own ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Hel ena ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁J AG ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁as ▁a ▁colon el . ▁ ▁Jud icial ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁He ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁jud icial ▁reform ▁coordin ator ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Represent ative ▁for ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁He ▁soon ▁became ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁and ▁Rule ▁of ▁Law ▁department , ▁helping ▁to ▁reform ▁the ▁region ' s ▁jud icial ▁system ▁through ▁several ▁anti - cor ruption ▁measures . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁chief ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Bos n ian ▁E lection ▁Court . ▁He ▁served ▁for ▁only ▁one ▁year , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁consult ant ▁in ▁Bos nia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ,