The following is a timeline pertaining to Alberto Gonzales.
Feb. 3, 2005: Alberto Gonzales was sworn in as the nation's 80th attorney general
January 2001: Alberto Gonzales was commissioned as White House counsel to President George W. Bush
Alberto Gonzales served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
1999: Alberto Gonzales was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court
Dec. 2, 1997, to Jan. 10, 1999: Alberto Gonzales served as Texas' 100th secretary of state
Alberto Gonzales was the general counsel to Gov. Bush for three years
Alberto Gonzales was a partner with the law firm of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. in Houston
Alberto Gonzales taught law as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center
Alberto Gonzales was born in San Antonio, Texas, and raised in Houston
Alberto Gonzales is a graduate of Texas public schools, Rice University and Harvard Law School
Alberto Gonzales served in the United States Air Force
Alberto Gonzales attended the United States Air Force Academy
Source: White House Department of Justice http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/gonzales-bio.html