▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁his ▁second ▁term ▁running ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁to ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁when ▁ad option ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁required ▁elections ▁for ▁all ▁seats ▁on ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Justice . ▁The ▁new ▁just ices ▁drew ▁lots ▁to ▁determine ▁length ▁of ▁term ▁with ▁My rick ▁pick ing ▁seven ▁years , ▁serving ▁from ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁to ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁After ▁ste pping ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁high ▁court , ▁My rick ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Sar at oga ▁Village ▁Im prov ement ▁Association , ▁and ▁res umed ▁the ▁private ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁with ▁Frank ▁P . ▁De ering . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁Governor ▁Wat erman ▁appointed ▁My rick ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Santa ▁Clara ▁County ▁Super ior ▁Court . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁he ▁gave ▁a ▁speech ▁at ▁the ▁Un itar ian ▁Club ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁oppos ing ▁Hawai ian ▁an nex ation ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bar ▁Association . ▁He ▁remained