Howard Wellington Bramhall Sr. (November 18, 1895 – July 7, 1962) was an American judge who served as a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from 1954 to 1962 and as Vice Chancellor of the State from 1951 to 1954.
[1] Bramhall was born on November 18, 1895, in Georgetown, Delaware, and attended high school there.
He practiced law near Philadelphia for about a decade after graduating from Temple, before joining the Delaware State Bar Association in 1930.
He also served on the State Board of Education, was director of the First National Bank of Dagsboro, and was president of the Sussex Finance Company.
[2] In 1951, Bramhall was appointed by Elbert N. Carvel as vice chancellor on the Delaware Court of Chancery.