hiː wʌzɐ lˈɔːɹd ʌv ɐpˈiːl ɪn ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi ʌntˈɪl ðə hˈaʊs ʌv lˈɔːɹdz dʒuːdˈɪʃəl fˈʌŋkʃənz wɜː tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðə nˈuː suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, æt wˌɪtʃ pˈɔɪnt hiː bɪkˌeɪm mˈæstɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈoʊlz, ðə sˈɛkənd mˈoʊst sˈiːnjɚ dʒˈʌdʒ ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd wˈeɪlz.
He was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary until the House of Lords' judicial functions were transferred to the new Supreme Court in 2009, at which point he became Master of the Rolls, the second most senior judge in England and Wales.