His father, in addition to serving in Congress, was a prominent judge in the county court and prioritized the education of his son.

He formed a partnership with Justin Butterfield, who would, in 1826, describe Stow as a man of superior constitutional powers.

[3][1] In 1845, he moved to a farm in Taycheedah, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Territory.

[4] Stow was famously opposed to the concept of an elected judiciary, he accepted his office reluctantly and pledged not to run for re-election.

[1] Justice Stow was known to be somewhat eccentric and had a practice of letting meat rot before cooking and eating it.