hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɡɹˈoʊvɚ klˈiːvlənd æz ɐ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dʒˈʌdʒ fɚðə nˈɔːɹðɚn dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv ˈɪndiən tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ænd tʃˈiːf dʒˈʌstɪs ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈoːɹt ʌv ɐpˈiːlz ʌv ˈɪndiən tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi.
He was appointed by President Grover Cleveland as a United States judge for the northern district of Indian Territory and chief justice of the United States Court of Appeals of Indian Territory.