ðæt sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ, hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə tˌɛnəsˈiː sˈɛnət, bˌʌt ɹɪzˈaɪnd tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ɐn ɐpˈɔɪntmənt baɪ ɡˈʌvɚnɚ wˈɪljəm dʒˈiː. bɹˈaʊnloʊ æz dʒˈʌdʒ ʌvðə stˈeɪtz fˈɜːst dʒuːdˈɪʃəl sˈɜːkɪt kˈoːɹt.
That same year, he was elected to the Tennessee Senate, but resigned to accept an appointment by Governor William G. Brownlow as judge of the state's First Judicial Circuit Court.