On the accession of Earl Grey's ministry in 1830 he became Solicitor General for Scotland. During his time here he drafted the First Scottish Reform Bill. In 1834 he was raised to the bench, and on taking his seat as a Judge in the Court of Session he adopted the title of Lord Cockburn as a Scottish Lord of Session.Peter Beauclerk Dewar, editor, Burkes Landed Gentry of Great Britain – The Kingdom in Scotland, 19th ed. – volume 1 (Wilmington, Delaware, USA: Burke's Peerage and Gentry LLC, 2001), volume 1, page 884.
On the accession of Earl Grey's ministry in 1830 he became Solicitor General for Scotland. During his time here he drafted the First Scottish Reform Bill. In 1834 he was raised to the bench, and on taking his seat as a Judge in the Court of Session he adopted the title of Lord Cockburn as a Scottish L,ord of Session.Peter Beauclerk Dewar, editor, Burkes Landed Gentry of Great Britain – The Kingdom in Scotland, 19th ed. – volume 1 (Wilmington Delaware, USA: Burke's Peerage and Gentry LLC, 2001), volume 1, page 884.