Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-17
THE JUDICIARY APPOINTED
Selections Were Announced at Dover
Monday by Coy. Tunnel. ,,
CHARLES 3. LORE CHIEF JUSTICE
Grubb, Spruance, Boyce and
PenneWlll Associates.

Chief Justice Charles D. Lore oi
this city.
Senior Associate Justice and Justice
resident in New Castle oounty-Wil-
liam q. Spruance of this city. 4
Associate Justice. at. .Large-Ignatius
@. Grubb OF this city. VI
Associate Justics resident 10 Kent
coupty--James Pennewill OF Dover. X
Associate Justice resident in Sussex
county--William II. Boyoe of George
town. ~
The above is the new State judiciary,
rs appointed by Gov. Turmoil, the final
announcements having been made on
Monday.
Comparatively early on Monday tbe
news that Mr.. Spruance had been
named and that MIR. Pennewill had ac.
cepted the appointment for Kent county
was received in this city. 1t was also
reported then that the appointment of
Chief Justice Lore and Judge GrIbh
was certain. Mr.. Spruauce began to
receive congratulutory kilograms, among
which were the following from the
Chancellor, attorney general and A
member OF the constitutional Conyen
tion respectively. 7s ls..ss. "a
'Congfntulatiops renewed. + will the
senior judge lunch With me to, uiorro ow
u. II. Nicholson.n
Accept my sincere congratulations
on your nppointmeut as senior and
associate judge. ,6e. II
"R. G. Whiie.".
Have lust heard the good news
Accept my warucst congratulations (
William Sausbnry."
Also as the nsws spread members of
the liar FASTENED 10 Mr.. Spruance's u
office In the Equitable building to OK
tend their congratulations He was
himself highly gratified at bis appoint
nent and greatly pleased with the
favorable reception it received from his
fellow members OF the bar.
Meanwhile some speculation prevailed
ne TO the appointments for the lower
counties. II seemed reasonably certain
that Mr.. Pennewill bali been named,
but thsre was a difference Of opinion az
to whatber Hon. David 4. Marvel
would be renamed.
Peter l.. Cooper, Jr., had proposed
taking delegation to Dover Monday in
favor OF the reappointment Of Judge
Marvel, but he received word not to do
SO. This was looked upon as unfayor-
able to Judge Marvel.
ANU ub hTthuN
nounced were confirmed by the follow
ing telegram from Dover:
dover, June IA. = Gov Tunnel,
this morning, announced the judicial
appointments. as follows:
"Cbief Justice-Cliafles b. Lore.
Associates @. Grubb and
William Q. Spruance Of New Castle
county. James Pepnewill OF Kent and
William II. Boyce OF Sussex.
Senator kenney was the first person
to congratulate judge Boyce. F."
A later telegram from the Dover cor
respondent says;
Dover, June l4.-Willian, G. Spru.
ance is senior judge, his appointment
having been made first. The announce.
Jnent OF secretary OF State will ont be
made until Tomorrow. The judges are
to meet in Dover to morrow, when
arrangements will he made for the open
tng OF court under the new systems. -
Judge Grubb having been senior
Associate Justice of the old courts, be
was naturally entitled to the distinc.
tion Of that position iu the new, but 1t
is understood that he expressed to the
Governor the desire that he would con
fer that distinction upon Mr.. Spruance
10 consideration OF his being the senior
memher and leader sof the har of this
county, and Of his eminent fitness to be
the presiding member of the bench in
the absence OF tine Chiet Justice.
Tbs new bench has one more judge
than the old. 1t is made up of three OF
the former members, namely Chan.
cellor Nicholson, Chief Justice Lore
and Associate Justice Grubb. Asso-
ciate Justices Charles NJ. Cullen of
Georgetown and David Il. Marvel of
Dover are retired, and under the new
Constitution, will each receive 81, 5U0 a
year for five years. Ihe new members
OF the bench are Associate Justices
Spruance Pennewill and Boyce.
Judges Spruance and Pennewill are the
Republican members. The salaries of
the members of the bench will be NOT
less than 81, 900 annually
Judge Cullen would not be reappointed
but there was much uncertainty as to
whether or not Judge Marvel would be
retired. Judge Marvel's frisnas en-
deavored to secure his reappointment
but failed.
The appointment of William II. Boyce
to be resident judge for Sussex county
makes a vacancy in the office OF Secre-
tary OF State. For this position Charles
w. Cullen ofjeorgetown, son of OK j udge
Cullen, has been talked of. Mr.. Cullen
was an applicant for the place at the
time Mr.. Boyce was appointed to it.
The bar OF New Castle county is
much pleased with the new bench.
After week Of speculation the lawyers
ut last have the appointments before
them. In speaking of the judiciary
this morning. one attorney remarked
that the lawyers would have to brace
up and practice law.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHARLES b. LORE.
Hon. Charles Brown Lore, Chief
Justice OF rne State. is native of Del
aware. but descended from a family
long settled in Cumberland county,
New Jersey. He was born March 18th,
1881; graduated from Dickinson Col.
lege. Pa. in 1852; and admitted to the
Delaware bar in 1861. Applying him
self with unremitting labor and atten-
tion to his profession in Wilmington,
he secured a varied and profitable law
business. Being popular speaker. he
became successful advocate 10 Jury
trials, and in the variety and amount OF
his court practice was exceeded by none
OF his contemporaries. In 1869 he was
appointed Attorney. General for the
State for the term of FIVE yearg, Dur
ing this term he conducted eums very
notable capital and other criminal cases
With conspicuous ability and success
In 1882. ami again in 1884, he was
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