In 1250 he was made Canon of Salisbury Cathedral by William of York, another royal justice.
His final Eyre was in 1263 in Lincolnshire, although the circuit was never completed due to the outbreak of the Second Barons' War.
He did not serve during the 1264 reign of Simon de Montford, the "uncrowned King of England", and was not returned to the bench until 1267, when he was appointed Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
According to the official record, he was a voice of moderation after the defeat of de Montford at the 1265 Battle of Evesham, calling for provisions to be made for the widows of those who had died and for the wives of noblemen who had survived but been disinherited.
Robert de Littlebury, Keeper of the Rolls and later a judge in Ireland, wad a cousin.