In 1166 he was assigned to Gyobu Gon no taifu (Provisional Senior Assistant Minister of Justice) instead of his father's resignation of Sakyo no gon no daibu (Provisional Master of the Eastern Capital Offices).
永万2年（1166年）、父・信範が左京権大夫を辞任する代わりに刑部権大輔に任ぜられる。