Judge Brill served in many local organizations. He was president of the Ramsey County Bar Association from 1927-1928, president of the Minnesota State District Judges’ Association from 1943-1944, as well as president of the Minnesota Historical Society for six years. He also belonged to the Sons of the American Revolution, Summit Lodge 163, and was a life member of the St. Paul Area Council of Boy Scouts.
Judge Brill’s service on the bench continued until his death in February of 1954. According to his obituary, he was taking the bus home from the Courthouse one Saturday when he suffered a heart attack. He died a few days later at Miller Hospital (which was later razed and is now the location of the present Minnesota Historical Society). Courts were closed for his funeral, with his surviving bench members attending together, and members of the Minnesota Bar Association serving as his honorary pallbearers.