Succeeding his father, he became ichiban hikitsukeshu (junior coadjuster of the High Court) and was promoted in 1256 to goban hikitsuke tonin (chairman of the Court of Justice) as well as hyojoshu (a member of the Council of State), assisting Regent Tokiyori.
父の後を受けて一番引付衆となり、康元元年（1256年）には5番引付頭人、同時に評定衆となって執権時頼を補佐した。