tˈɑːməs kˈævɐnˌɑːɡ wɛnt ˌɔn tə sˈɜːv æz ɐ dʒˈʌstɪs ʌvðə mˈɪʃɪɡən suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ˈeɪt jˈɪɹz æz tʃˈiːf dʒˈʌstɪs fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv.
Thomas Kavanagh went on to serve as a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1958 to 1975 which included eight years as chief justice from 1964 to 1966 from 1971 until his death in 1975.