James Burton Carey (February 17, 1905 – August 10, 1979) was a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from 1963 to 1974.
[1][2] Born in Georgetown, Delaware, Carey received his law degree from the Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and thereafter worked for an insurance company in that city until the Great Depression forced his return to Georgetown.
[3][4] In 1945, he was appointed by Governor Walter W. Bacon to a seat on the Delaware Superior Court.
[5] On May 3, 1963, Governor Elbert N. Carvel nominated Carey to a seat on the Delaware Supreme Court.
[4] Carey died in a convalescent home in Millsboro, Delaware, at the age of 74, following a lengthy illness.