Delaware governor Jack Markell announced Wednesday that he’s backing Chancellor Leo Strine Jr. to be the next chief justice of the state’s supreme court. The nomination is subject to approval by the Delaware legislature.
Strine, who currently heads the state’s influential Court of Chancery, comes about as close as it gets to rock-star status in the world of corporation law. The American Lawyer’s Susan Beck found no shortage of practitioners and academics willing to sing his praises when she wrote this profile of him for the magazine in 2012. As Beck reported, Strine is doggedly protective of the state’s position as the arbiter of high-end corporate disputes, and he’s wary of other courts weighing in on Delaware law.
