From 1977 to 1978 White was an associate to Sir Nigel Bowen, the first Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia.
In 1986, White was called to the NSW Bar and was appointed Senior Counsel in 1998.
In 2000 White was nominated as the New South Wales Bar Association's representative to the Board of the College of Law.
In 18 years at the bar he established an extensive commercial practice on the 7th floor of Wentworth Chambers.
[4] White was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2004.