Death and Legacy
Wolcott died at Dover and is buried there in the Lakeside Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
According to Henry R. Horsey and William Duffy in their article on the Delaware Court system, Wolcott distinguished himself as Chancellor and they continued: Chancellery "Judge Pearson later recalled the spartan 'office' of Chancellor Wolcott, consisting of a small desk and gooseneck lamp, in the stacks of the State Law Library in Dover. There Wolcott worked without a secretary, writing his opinions in longhand. Pearson attributed Wolcott's conduct to his determination to ask for nothing. It was during Wolcott's tenure that Delaware's Court of Chancery gained the high regard and respect of lawyers and corporate boards throughout the country. It was Wolcott's judicial wisdom and judgment that first attracted lawyers and litigants from around the nation to Delaware as a preferred forum for litigation."
Every year, five students in their final year at Widener University School of Law are awarded the Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowship. This prestigious fellowship allows its recipients to work as part time judicial clerks for the Supreme Court of Delaware or the Delaware Court of Chancery.
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