 As Chief Justice of Chester, he retained, "ex officio", his place on the Council in the Marches, and regularly served as deputy for the two presidents during his tenure (Northampton and Bridgewater).He regularly served as a justice of the peace in Wales and the Marches, and as recorder for Gloucester (1628), Shrewsbury, Ludlow, and Wenlock.Bridgeman seems to have been assiduous and devoted to his numerous duties.