sentences:  The next five years were spent with the law firm of Schwellenbach, Merrick and Macfarlane.In 1930 Macfarlane became a judge of the Superior Court for King County and remained in that position until 1934.He was named president of University of Washington Alumni Association in 1931, and in 1933 he was honored with a distinguished service award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  
  After his service as a judge, Macfarlane became the assistant western counsel for Northern Pacific Railway, where he worked his way up through promotions to become president of the railroad in 1951.