JUSTICES OF THE PROVINCIAL OR SUPREME COURT

Prior to 1790, the trial of higher crimes and appeals was held by the justices of the Provincial or Supreme Court, who made a circuit of the counties at stated times.
The following were judges of that court.

• 1684 Nicholas More, William Welsh, Wm Wood, Robert Turner, John Eckles

• 1685 James Harrison, James Claypoole, Arthur Cook

• 1686 Arthur Cook, William Clark, John Cann

• 1687 same

• 1690 (April) Arthur Cook, Wm. Clark, Joseph Growdon

• 1690 (Sept.) Arthur Cook, John Simcock, Joseph Growdon, Peter Alrichs, Thomas Wynne

• 1691 John Simcock, Wm Clark, Arthur Cook, Griffith Jones, Edward Blake

• 1693 Andrew Robeson, Wm. Salway, John Cann, Edward Blake

• 1694 Anthony Morris (Cann, deceased)

• 1698 Joseph Growdon, Cornelius Empson

• 1699 Edward Shippen, Cornelius Empson, William Blake

• 1701 John Guest, Wm. Clark, Joseph Growdon (declined) Edward Shippen, Robert French (declined), Caleb Pusey, Thomas Masters

• 1702 John Guest, WM Clark, Ed. Shippen, Thomas Masters, Saml. Finney

• 1703 Wm Clark, Edward Shippen Thomas Masters, Samuel Finney

• 1704 Wm Clark, John Guest, Jasper Yeates, Wm. Trent, Samuel Finney

• 1705 Wm Clark, Joseph Growdon, Jasper Yeates, Wm. Trent

• 1706 Roger Mumpesson, Joseph Growdon, Jasper Yeates, Wm. Trent, Samuel Finney

• 1707 Jasper Yeates

• 1708 Samuel Finney

• 1711 Joseph Growdon, Samuel Finney, Richard Hill, Jonathan Dickinson

• 1715 Joseph Growdon, William Trent, George Roche, Jonathan Dickinson

• 1717 (April) David Lloyd, Jasper Yeates, Richard Hill, Wm Trent

• 1717 (sept) Jonathan Dickinson, David Lloyd, Jasper Yeates, Richard Hill

• 1718 David Lloyd, Jasper Yeates, Richard Hill,Wm Trent

• 1722 David Lloyd, Richard Hill,Robert Asheton

• 1726 David Lloyd, Richard Hill, Jeremiah Langhorne

• 1731 (April) Isaac Norris , Dr. Thomas Graeme, Jeremiah Langhorne

• 1731 (sept) James Logan (in place of Isaac Norris declined)

• 1733 James Logan, Jeremiah Langhorne, Thomas Graeme

• 1739 Thomas Griffith, Jeremiah Langhorne, Thomas Gaeme

• 1743 John Kinsey, Thomas Graeme, Wm. Till

• 1750 Wm. Allen, Lawrence Growdon, Caleb Cowpland

• 1758 Wm. Allen, Lawrence Growdon, William Coleman

• 1760 same

• 1761 same

• 1764 Alexander Stedman, in stead of Lawrence Growdon

• 1767 William Allen, William Coleman, John Lawrence, Thomas Willing

• 1774 Benj. Chew, John Lawrence, Thomas Willing, John Morton

• 1777 (July) Thomas McKean

• 1777 (aug) William Augustus Atlee, John Evans

• 1780 George Bryan

• 1784 Jacob Rush

• 1791 Jasper Yeates

• 1799 Edward Shippen

  
  

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  This page updated on January 1, 2011