9 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁ser je ant - at - law , ▁and ▁was ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁rec order ▁of ▁Ma id stone . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Ben ch , ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁Sir ▁S ould en ▁Lawrence , ▁and ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁month . ▁After ▁sitting ▁in ▁this ▁court ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁twenty - two ▁years , ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁request ▁removed ▁to ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Ex che quer ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁He ▁res igned ▁his ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁ben ch ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁priv y ▁council ▁on ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁baron et ▁of ▁Bed ford ▁Square , ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁M idd les ex ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁By ▁his ▁quick ness ▁of ▁app reh ension , ▁his ▁legal ▁knowledge , ▁and ▁his ▁strict ▁im partial ity , ▁Sir ▁John ▁Bay ley ▁was ▁peculiar ly ▁adapted ▁for ▁jud icial ▁office . ▁ ▁The ▁ease ▁and ▁pleasure ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁got ▁through ▁his ▁work ▁caused ▁M . ▁C otte , ▁the ▁French ▁advoc ate , ▁to ▁exc laim , ▁‘ Il ▁s ' am use ▁à ▁jug er .’ ▁The ▁most ▁memor able ▁case ▁which ▁came ▁before ▁Sir ▁John ▁in ▁his