The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-14
THE NEW COURT.

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Charles B. Lore, |. c. Grub, william n.
Boyce, James c. pennewlll, w. e.
spraencs Appointed To-day: ] q.
governor Tueasl this mornlns sbnoj1t1
State; William q. SpfGanoS 81 New dAS:a
tllss0 Htlbb, III NV CASTLE Sb6Sty;a
james o. PenpsWell residsnb Judge III
Kent county and William Fl. Hpyoe, FpsI, 4
dent Judge Of Sussex county. No comfnisy
SLOWS have yet Dsen received
O'clock this niotnlus while the Governof3
was at Dover and few minutes later th65J
| news reached this city. Chief Justlob1
Lore 81 his home and Judge sprusHbe s@
| his office received the congratulations on
the members Of the bar Judge Grub was
not IL the ,ity, While the appointment OH
| Mr.; Boyce was surprise ID gives general
| satisfaction, ID
Delaware's bench Is now q new one a.
provided for by the new Constitution, and1
| o body Construeted Of the best jpdiclali
timber obtnlnable In the State Governor
I Tunnel has wrestled with the appolntrts
ments since Wednesday and from that
time until the minute Of appointment,
fitted for the positions IL honor and trust. 4
That be has succeeded oaaGot 6sdenied,
1t cap bs seen that William n. Boyoe,
succeeds the late Judge Cullep md David
4. Marvel Is dropped for Judge Qypbb.J
This was unexpected. It was believed that
Mr. Marvel would DO re-appointed as he
had the support, Of sx.Ambassadde Bay,
Gratis, and many prominent Hepnhlt eana
Of this county. The re-apppintinent qh
Charles B. Lorb was expecteu and as Toll
Mr.. Spruanoe 1t was also given OUT pefofa
hand that he would be the successful New
Castle county aspirant. ,s~.
WHO THE NEW JUDGES ARE.
William Corblt Spruance - the son o
Presley Spruance was born at Snyrna,f
April 81, 1881. Mr.. Spruance entssgd
Princeton University In Juno, 1s49 aftsS
preparing at the Newark Academy, p1d
studies under Chief Justice Comegys GsH
B. Rodney and the Harvard Law School
In 1856 he was admitted to the bar at New
Castle and lived there until 1871, when he
came here. For three years he was deputy
attorney general and for two years city
solicitor.
In 1876 he was appointed U. S. District
Attorney for this district, which office be
held until 1880 when he resigned. I'D
has since held several other positions, oil
of which he filled oredltably. He has been
Republican all his life and one Of the
oounty's best known residents
.Iames q Peqnlwell is the son of Simeon
Pennewell, and was BORN 40 Greenwood,
Sussex county, June 10, 1854. He received
his early education in the select schools Of
that county and from 1858 to 1871 prepared
for Princeton ia Che school Of Professor
Reynolds Of this city. In the latter year
he.entered college from which he grad
uated in 1876. He then entered upon his
law duties in the office Of Hon. N B.
Snithers. He WAS admitted to practice
on October 2s 1878 before the Kent County
Court. He has been chairman of the Re-
publican State Central committee and
like Judge Spruance, a life long Republi-
can
WILLIAM II. BoYCE. - hs1s&
William H. Boyoe Is son of Ex.State
Auditor Boyce, and was born in Broad
Creek Hundred, November ~. 1856 He
studied law under Alfred P. Robinson and
was admitted to practice at Georgetown,
October 10, 1887. He has always boon
prominent in Sussex county.
Chief Justice Lore and Judge Grub are
both well.known.