He was a Wisconsin county judge and later a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge for Milwaukee County after the county courts were combined into the circuit courts. He was also a teacher at the Wisconsin Judicial College. He was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1980 and re-elected in 1990.
As a judicial figure in Wisconsin, he initially served as a county judge before transitioning to a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge after the consolidation of county courts into circuit courts. He also taught at the Wisconsin Judicial College. His election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1980 and subsequent re-election in 1990 are notable milestones.