On leaving the college, he studied law with his second cousin Sir James Gell and was admitted to the bar in 1864.
He took a great interest in religious, social, and archaeological matters, and was an ardent Manx patriot.
He collaborated with his brother, W H Gill and Dr. Clague in the publication of the Manx National Song Book. "
He formed strong opinions on matters with which he was concerned, both professional and otherwise, and nothing would move him to swerve from what he considered to be right.
As a judge, he won the respect and admiration of the Bar, for the advancement of whose interest he was always a warm advocate, and I am sure it will be accorded to him by all that he acted judicially with the strictest impartiality.