ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐtˈɜːni dʒˈɛnɚɹəl fɚðə sˈɪkstiːnθ dʒuːdˈɪʃəl sˈɜːkɪt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, kˈʌləm ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈɜːvd æz ɐ dʒˈʌdʒ ɪn klˈɪntən fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz hiː ɹᵻzˈuːmd ðə pɹˈæktɪs ʌv lˈɔː ænd wʌzðɪ ɐtˈɜːni dʒˈɛnɚɹəl fɚðə sˈɪkstiːnθ dˈɪstɹɪkt fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt.
Appointed Attorney General for the 16th Judicial Circuit in 1873, Cullom also served as a judge in Clinton for several years He resumed the practice of law and was the attorney general for the sixteenth district from 1873 to 1878.