hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst fˈoːɹ dʒˈʌdʒᵻz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk kˈoːɹt ʌv ɐpˈiːlz æt ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən nˈuː jˈɔːɹk spˈɛʃəl dʒuːdˈɪʃəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən, ænd wʌz tʃˈiːf dʒˈʌdʒ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn wɛn hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd.
He was one of the first four judges elected to the New York Court of Appeals at the 1847 New York special judicial election, and was Chief Judge from 1850 to 1851 when he resigned.