James B. Drew

Drew (April 27, 1877 – September 5, 1953) was a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

This position proved short-lived; Drew was appointed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania by Governor Gifford Pinchot, to fill a temporary vacancy caused by a death, receiving his commission on September 28, 1931.

Drew, a Roman Catholic, was buried at St. Mary Cemetery, in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh.

[3] His survivors included his second wife, Mary Snyder Drew, the daughter of a wealthy Pittsburgh industrialist.

Other survivors included a son, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge John Drew, and two daughters, noted historical preservationist Barbara Hofstott, and Rhoda McComas.