James De Lancey

Born in New York, De Lancey was trained as a lawyer in England.  He served first as a member of the New York Assembly, then was appointed to the Governor's Council and as the Second Justice of the New York Supreme Court.  He presided over two major cases involving the newly appointed governor William Cosby' disappointment with his salary (Cosby v Van Dam) and his press (Crown v John Peter Zenger).