He served as county attorney of Teton County from 1897 to 1905, then judge of the eleventh judicial district of Montana from 1905 to 1915. He resumed the practice of law at Kalispell, Montana in 1916.
He held the position of county attorney for Teton County from 1897 to 1905, followed by a tenure as judge of the eleventh judicial district of Montana from 1905 to 1915. He resumed his legal practice in Kalispell, Montana in 1916.