Background
Pennewill, James was born on June 16, 1854 in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Son of Simeon and Anna E. (Curry) Pennewill.
chief justice State Supreme Court
Pennewill, James was born on June 16, 1854 in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Son of Simeon and Anna E. (Curry) Pennewill.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1875. Read law with Honorary North. B. Smithers, 1875-1878.
Admitted to bar, October 1878. Practiced at Dover, as partner successively with George P. Fisher, George V. Massey, and James L. Wolcott. He and latter were solicitors in Delaware for Pennsylvania Railroad Company until 1897.
Justice Supreme Court of Delaware, 1897-1933 (chief justice 1909-1933).
Retired on account of age limit.
Married Alice Hazel, December 5, 1888.