hiː wʌz lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐ dʒˈʌstɪs ʌvðə stˈeɪt hˈaɪ kˈoːɹt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ɐ pəzˈɪʃən hiː ɹᵻtˈeɪnd tˈɪl hɪz sˈɛkənd ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
He was later appointed a Justice of the State High Court in 1989, a position he retained till his second retirement in 2000.