 At the New York state election, 1853, he was elected to fill the unexpired term of Jewett until 1857.At the New York state election, 1857, he was re-elected to a full eight-year term, and remained on the bench until the end of 1865.He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1856 to 1857; and, after the resignation of Samuel L. Selden, from July 1862 until the end of his term.