ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, ɡˈʌvɚnɚ dˈuːɪt klˈɪntən sˈɛntɚɹ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd mək fˈɑːɹlənd dʒˈʌdʒ ʌvðə stˈeɪtz sˈɛkənd dʒuːdˈɪʃəl sˈɜːkɪt tə fˈɪnɪʃ ˈaʊt ðə tˈɜːm ʌv dʒˈeɪmz pˈiː. swˈɑːn, hˌuː hæd ɹɪzˈaɪnd.
In April 1869, Governor Dewitt Clinton Senter appointed McFarland judge of the state's second judicial circuit to finish out the term of James P. Swann, who had resigned.