He was elected a judge of the criminal court in 1878, and he served until 1882 when he resigned and again resumed his law practice.
hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɐ dʒˈʌdʒ ʌvðə kɹˈɪmɪnəl kˈoːɹt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, ænd hiː sˈɜːvd ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː wɛn hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd ænd ɐɡˈɛn ɹᵻzˈuːmd hɪz lˈɔː pɹˈæktɪs.