ˈæftɚ nˌɪɹli twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz ʌv lˈɔː pɹˈæktɪs, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə ðə kwˈiːnz bˈɛntʃ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː ænd ðə kˈoːɹt ʌv ɐpˈiːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ.
After nearly twenty years of law practice, he was appointed to the Queen's Bench in 1972 and the Court of Appeal in 1974.