▁also ▁appointed ▁Rec order ▁( a ▁part - time ▁judge ) ▁of ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁D over ▁( s uc ceed ing ▁his ▁uncle , ▁Sir ▁Harry ▁Bod kin ▁Poland ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁he ▁under to ok ▁many ▁pro sec utions ▁of ▁sp ies , ▁in ▁particular ▁that ▁of ▁Carl ▁Hans ▁L ody , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁heavily ▁involved ▁in ▁building ▁the ▁case ▁against ▁Roger ▁Cas ement . ▁The ▁w art ime ▁period ▁also ▁included ▁his ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁pro sec uting ▁the ▁" Br ides ▁in ▁the ▁bath " ▁case , ▁which ▁saw ▁him ▁calling ▁ 1 1 2 ▁witness es ▁for ▁the ▁Crown . ▁He ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁he ▁replaced ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁Mat he ws ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Public ▁Pro sec utions , ▁this ▁required ▁him ▁to ▁res ign ▁as ▁Rec order . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁ban ▁U ly ss es ▁by ▁James ▁Joy ce ▁and ▁even ▁threatened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁to ▁pro sec ute ▁the ▁academic ▁F . ▁R . ▁Le av is ▁if ▁he ▁mentioned ▁it ▁in ▁his ▁lect ures ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁since ▁it ▁contained ▁" a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁un mit ig ated ▁fil th ▁and ▁obsc en ity ". ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁he ▁b anned ▁the ▁book , ▁saying ▁" As ▁might ▁be ▁supposed ▁I ▁have ▁not