He went on the Munster circuit, and had a good practice as chamber counsel.
In 1825 the Board of Control, on the recommendation of his friend William Plunket, then Attorney General for Ireland, appointed him a judge of the Supreme Court at Calcutta.
He received, as was customary, the honour of knighthood before his departure for India.
He held this office until the effect of the climate on his health brought about his resignation in 1834.
He was an intimate friend of John Philpot Curran, and one of his executors.