hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd æz ɐn ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt dʒˈʌstɪs ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt, lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd nˈaɪnθ tʃˈiːf dʒˈʌstɪs baɪ jˈuː.ˈɛs. pɹˈɛzɪdənt wˈɪljəm hˈaʊɚd tˈæft.
He was appointed as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, later appointed 9th Chief Justice by U.S. President William Howard Taft.