Editing Stanley Matthews (judge) (section)

== State judge, lawyer and politician ==
In 1863, Matthews resigned from the Union Army and returned to Ohio, where he was elected judge of the Superior Court of Cincinnati.<ref name=":0" /> Two years later, he returned to private practice. During the post-war [[reconstruction era]], Matthews represented the [[Rail transport|railroad]] industry. His clients included [[Jay Gould]].<ref name="SCHSSM">{{cite web| title=Stanley Matthews, 1881-1889| url=http://supremecourthistory.org/timeline_matthews.html| website=supremecourthistory.org| publisher=Supreme Court Historical Society| location=Washington, D.C.| access-date=June 29, 2019| archive-date=June 28, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628045409/http://supremecourthistory.org/timeline_matthews.html| url-status=live}}</ref>

He ran for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in [[1876 United States House of Representatives elections|1876]], but was defeated. Then, in early 1877, he represented Rutherford B. Hayes before the [[Electoral Commission (United States)|electoral commission]] that Congress created to resolve the disputed [[1876 United States presidential election|1876 presidential election]].<ref name=SCHSSM/> That same year Matthews won a [[1876 and 1877 United States Senate elections#Elections during the 45th Congress|special election]] to the Senate to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of [[John Sherman (politician)|John Sherman]]. He did not seek reelection.