James Maclennan
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James Maclennan (March 17, 1833 – June 9, 1915) was a Canadian Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Born in the township of Lancaster, Upper Canada (now Ontario), the son of Roderick Maclennan and Mary Macpherson, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Queen's University in 1849. He studied to be a lawyer and was called to the bar in 1857. He practised law with Oliver Mowat in Toronto until 1888, when he was appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal.
In 1874, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Victoria North. However, the election was declared void. He won the by-election in 1874 but again the election was declared void. In 1905, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and retired in 1909.
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| Legal Offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Wallace Nesbitt |
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada October 5, 1905 – February 13, 1909 |
Succeeded by Francis Alexander Anglin |
| The Taschereau court (1902–1906) | |||
| 1902–1903: R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | D. Mills | J. Armour | |||
| 1903–1905: R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | W. Nesbitt | A. Killam | |||
| 1905–1906: R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | J. Idington | J. Maclennan | |||
| The Fitzpatrick court (1906–1918) | |||
| June 1906 – August 1906: R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | J. Idington | J. Maclennan | |||
| September 1906 – 1909: D. Girouard | L. Davies | J. Idington | J. Maclennan | L. Duff | |||
| 1909-1911: D. Girouard | L. Davies | J. Idington | L. Duff | F. Anglin | |||
| 1911-1918: L. Davies | J. Idington | L. Duff | F. Anglin | L. Brodeur | |||
