hiː wʌzɐ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɚ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tə wˈʌn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, wˌɛn hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐ hˈaɪ kˈoːɹt dʒˈʌdʒ ɪnðə tʃˈænsɚɹi dᵻvˈɪʒən ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə kˈʌstəmˌɛɹi nˈaɪthʊd.
He was a Recorder from 1990 to 1 October 1996, when he was appointed a High Court Judge in the Chancery Division and received the customary knighthood.