tˈɛn jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ ɡˈʌvɚnɚ hˈɛnɹi ˈɛs. dʒˈɑːnsən, ˈɔːlsoʊ ʌv dˈɑːnɐldsənvˌɪl, æz ɐn ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt dʒˈʌdʒ ʌvðə nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl kˈoːɹt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv.
Ten years later, he was appointed by Governor Henry S. Johnson, also of Donaldsonville, as an Associate Judge of the New Orleans Municipal Court in 1825.