hiː lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pˈiːnəl dʒˈʌdʒ ɪnðə tˈaʊn ʌv sˌæn vˈaɪsənt də tʃˈuːkjʊɹɹi ænd ðˈɛn sˈɪvəl mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl dʒˈʌdʒ ɪn bˈæɹɐŋkˌæbɚmˌɛdʒə.
He later became a Penal Judge in the town of San Vicente de Chucurí and then Civil Municipal Judge in Barrancabermeja.