hiː wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə dˈɛlɐwˌɛɹ bˈɑːɹ ænd pɹˈæktɪst lˈɔː fɔːɹ ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ dˈɛkeɪd bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐn ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt dʒˈʌdʒ ʌvðə dˈɛlɐwˌɛɹ kˈoːɹt ʌv ɐpˈiːlz wˌɪtʃ lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌeɪm ðə dˈɛlɐwˌɛɹ suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt.
He was admitted to the Delaware bar and practiced law for over a decade before being appointed an associate judge of the Delaware Court of Appeals (which later became the Delaware Supreme Court.