He received a Juris Doctor in 1953 from Emory University School of Law.
He served as vice president, general counsel and secretary of Vivitar Corporation from 1981 to 1985.
He served as vice president and director of Santa Barbara Applied Research Corp. from 1982 to 1987.
[2] While in college, he served two years in the Reserve Officers Training Corps but saw no military service.
[1] On July 1, 1987, President Ronald Reagan nominated Musgrave to serve as a judge of the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Judge Morgan Ford.