Stuart was bâtonnier for the bar of Lower Canada from 1851 to 1853. In 1854, he was named Queen's Counsel. He was an assistant judge in the Superior Court of Lower Canada for a short time in 1855.
Stuart served as bâtonnier of the bar in Lower Canada from 1851 to 1853. In 1854, he was appointed Queen's Counsel. He held a short stint as an assistant judge in the Superior Court of Lower Canada in 1855.