James M. Tunnell, Jr.

James Miller Tunnell, Jr (June 17, 1910 – January 10, 1986) was the Democratic Party nominee for United States Senator from Delaware in the United States Senate elections, 1966. He served as a Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from 1951 to 1954.^[1] In 1951, when Delaware opted to establish a Supreme Court, Governor Elbert N. Carvel offered appointments to both Tunnell and Daniel F. Wolcott. According to Carvel, each "declared their unwillingness to serve if the other was chief justice",^[1] leading Carvel to appoint both as associate justices, and Clarence A. Southerland as Chief Justice.^[1]

References

1. Henry R. Horsey and William Duffy, The Supreme Court of Delaware After 1951: The Separate Supreme Court.

• Cohen, Celia (2002). Only in Delaware, Politics and Politicians in the First State. Newark, DE: Grapevine Publishing. ASIN B0006S3PP8.
• James M. Tunnell, Jr.'s profile at Find-A-Grave
• James M. Tunnell, Jr's obituary