hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɐ dʒˈʌdʒ ʌvðə kɹˈɪmɪnəl kˈoːɹt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, ænd hiː sˈɜːvd ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː wɛn hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd ænd ɐɡˈɛn ɹᵻzˈuːmd hɪz lˈɔː pɹˈæktɪs.
He was elected a judge of the criminal court in 1878, and he served until 1882 when he resigned and again resumed his law practice.