iley bury ▁and ▁Imperial ▁Service ▁College , ▁and ▁studied ▁at ▁Bras en ose ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Chor ley wood ▁Urban ▁District ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁( M arg aret ) ▁Joy ▁Baker ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁ 2 ▁sons ▁and ▁one ▁ 1 ▁daughter ▁together . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁at ▁the ▁Middle ▁Temple ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁pract ised ▁in ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁legal ▁areas , ▁including ▁family ▁fin ance ▁cases , ▁and ▁professional ▁neg lig ence . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁Rec order ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Queen ' s ▁Coun sel ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁Ben cher ▁at ▁Middle ▁Temple ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁that ▁in quired ▁into ▁human ▁fert il isation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Mary ▁War no ck , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Human ▁F ert il isation ▁and ▁Emb ry ology ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁High ▁Court ▁judge ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁( and ▁was ▁sty led ▁Mr ▁Justice ▁Scott ▁Baker ), ▁receiving ▁the ▁custom ary ▁kn ighth ood , ▁and ▁allocated