 He undertook a major rewrite of "Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice" to produce the 4th edition (1831) and went on to edit the 5th to 8th editions.Jervis went on to author four editions of "All the Rules of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas and Exchequer" (1832-9) and established his reputation as a leading scholar of procedure so that in 1850 he was appointed chair of a commission to inquire into practice and procedure at the common law courts, alongside James Shaw Willes and George Wilshere, 1st Baron Bramwell.The commission's findings led to the Common Law Procedure Acts 1852-4 (15-16 Vict.