in september 1882 alfred bennett was appointed as judge of the 8th judicial district which covered eastern oregon and remained in that post for two years. he then returned to private practice and married mary mccauley in 1887. in 1918 bennett won election to the oregon supreme court. he replaced conrad p. olson who was serving out the remainder of frank a. moore's term after moore died in office. alfred bennett then resigned from the court on october 5, 1920. he then resumed private practice in the dalles before dying on november 28, 1925.