He was appointed by President Grover Cleveland as a United States judge for the northern district of Indian Territory and chief justice of the United States Court of Appeals of Indian Territory.
hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɡɹˈoʊvɚ klˈiːvlənd æz ɐ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dʒˈʌdʒ fɚðə nˈɔːɹðɚn dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv ˈɪndiən tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ænd tʃˈiːf dʒˈʌstɪs ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈoːɹt ʌv ɐpˈiːlz ʌv ˈɪndiən tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi.