He twice acted as the state's attorney of Hamlin County (1929-1932 and 1937-1940) and in Watertown, South Dakota Codington County 1944-1949.
He served as the state's prosecutor of Hamlin County twice, from 1929 to 1932 and again from 1937 to 1940, and also in Watertown, South Dakota Codington County from 1944 to 1949.