hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɹˈɑːnəld ɹˈeɪɡən ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z ˈæftɚɹ ɐ dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt kɚɹˈɪɹ æz ɐ tɹˈaɪəl lˈɔɪɚɹ ɪn mɪzˈʊɹɹi.
He was appointed by president Ronald Reagan in the early 1980s after a distinguished career as a trial lawyer in Missouri.