▁Sir ▁William ▁Dav ison , ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁def endant ▁in ▁a ▁divor ce ▁case , ▁and ▁a ▁local ▁committee ▁thought ▁the ▁newly ▁enf ranch ised ▁young ▁women ▁vot ers ▁would ▁refuse ▁to ▁support ▁him . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁God d ard , ▁running ▁under ▁the ▁s log an ▁" P urity ▁God d ard ", ▁came ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁poll , ▁winning ▁only ▁ 1 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁and ▁the ▁sitting ▁member ▁was ▁returned . ▁ ▁Jud icial ▁appointment ▁On ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁God d ard ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Ben ch ▁Division , ▁receiving ▁the ▁custom ary ▁kn ighth ood ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁Administration ▁of ▁Justice ▁( M is cell aneous ▁Pro vis ions ) ▁Act ▁author ized ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁three ▁additional ▁L ords ▁Just ices ▁of ▁App e al : ▁God d ard ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁new ▁L ords ▁Just ices ▁appointed ▁under ▁the ▁Act , ▁after ▁only ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁High ▁Court . ▁ ▁God d ard ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁turning ▁out ▁well - arg ued ▁and ▁leg ally ▁convin cing ▁jud g ments . ▁He ▁would ▁deliver ▁stern ▁di at rib es ▁to ▁crim inals , ▁but ▁his ▁sentences ▁were ▁usually ▁moder ate , ▁even ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁personally ▁off ended ▁by ▁the ▁crime . ▁After ▁another ▁six - year ▁st int ,