He was elected as a member of the Supreme Court of California in 1922, on which bench he rendered signal service for nearly seventeen years, until his sudden death, which occurred July 7,1939, in San Francisco.
He was elected as a member of the Supreme Court of California in 1922, defeating Charles A. Shurtleff, whose term ended December 18,1922. Seawell rendered signal service to the bench for nearly seventeen years, until his sudden death, which occurred July 7,1939, in San Francisco.