▁Brown ▁was ▁the ▁district ▁att orney ▁for ▁Oregon ’ s ▁ 2 nd ▁district ▁while ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Rose burg . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁re elect ed ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁that ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Brown ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Oregon ' s ▁Att orney ▁General ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁with ▁his ▁term ▁beginning ▁on ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁In ▁this ▁role ▁he ▁represented ▁the ▁state ▁along ▁with ▁John ▁O . ▁Ba iley ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁case ▁of ▁Bun ting ▁v . ▁Oregon ▁that ▁u ph eld ▁an ▁Oregon ▁law ▁in ▁a ▁land mark ▁decision ▁reg ulating ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁maximum ▁hours ▁an ▁employ er ▁could ▁work ▁an ▁employee . ▁He ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁continued ▁as ▁att orney ▁general ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁res igned ▁the ▁position . ▁ ▁Also ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁Oregon ▁Governor ▁Ben ▁W . ▁Ol c ott ▁appointed ▁Brown ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁supre me ▁court ▁ben ch ▁after ▁Alfred ▁S . ▁Ben nett ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁court . ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁won ▁election ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁six - year ▁term ▁on ▁the ▁ben ch . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Brown ▁won ▁re e lection ▁and ▁then ▁left ▁the ▁court ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁term ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁