He was in the United States Army 91st Division in the aftermath of World War I from 1918 to 1919, achieving the rank of corporal.
He was secretary to United States Representative Samuel B. Hill in Washington, D.C. from 1923 to 1926.
He was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington from 1937 to 1940.
He was a justice of the Washington Supreme Court from 1940 to 1946, also serving as a colonel in the United States Army JAG Corps during World War II from 1942 to 1946.
[1] On March 12, 1946, Driver was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington vacated by Judge Lewis B. Schwellenbach.