He was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice (King's Bench Division) in 1909, a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1912 and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (Law Lord) in 1913.
In 1909, he was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Justice (King's Bench Division); in 1912, he became a Lord Justice of Appeal; and in 1913, he attained the position of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (Law Lord).