Original sentence: He finished a three-year curriculum in just six months, and he graduated with distinction in 1934.He then embarked on a 23-year judicial career, which culminated as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals for the province of Mazandaran.This period of metaphysical investigation helped him to formulate his later works.Throughout his tenure as a judge, he devoted time to his personal studies and research, especially in philosophy and theology
Edited sentence: Appointed to positions of increasing responsibility throughout the country, he culminated his career as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals for the province of Mazandaran.By his own will, Elahi was now an anonymous government employee starting out at the bottom of a vast bureaucracy.Despite constant pressure from the influential families who played the role of lords in the quasi-feudal structure of the country and an environment rampant with corruption, Elahi's insight and judicious verdicts soon became apparent to others.The transition from mystic to judge completed, Elahi embarked on a 23-year judicial career.This period of metaphysical investigations helped him to formulate his later works.Throughout his tenure as a judge, he continued to devote time to his personal studies and research, especially in the areas of philosophy and theology.With only six months remaining in the three-year curriculum, he was able to finish his coursework and graduate with distinction in 1934