On 3 February 1972 he was appointed the first African Chief Justice of Botswana, concurrently, he was also a judge of the Court of Appeal of Swaziland, Botswana and Lesotho.
Am 3. Februar 1972 wurde er zum ersten afrikanischen Chief Justice von Botswana ernannt, gleichzeitig war er Richter am Court of Appeal von Swasiland, Botswana und Lesotho.