James Pennewill

James C. Pennewill (June 16, 1854 – December 29, 1935) was a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, serving as chief justice from 1909 to 1933.

Early life, education, and career Born in Greenwood, Delaware, to Simeon and Anna (Curry) Pennewill, he attended public and private schools in Greenwood, and prepared for college at Reynolds Academy, in Wilmington, Delaware. He graduated from Princeton University in 1875, Tunnell, a Democrat, named the Republican Pennewill to the court pursuant to a state law requiring that no more than three of the five judges on the court could be of the same political party. On June 15, 1909, Governor Simeon S. Pennewill, who was his brother, elevated Pennewill to chief justice, in which position he served until approaching the mandatory age of retirement in 1933. In January 1907, he was offered an appointment to the United States Senate, but declined it.

Personal life On December 5, 1888, Pennewill married Alice Hazel. They had no children.

He died at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, following a heart attack while having breakfast, at the age of 81.