In a relatively minor dispute over a Long Island golf course, the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court made a point of scolding outspoken Delaware Chancellor Leo Strine Jr. for making unnecessary “pronouncements.”

Writing for an en banc court, Chief Justice Myron Steele reminded Strine in Gatz Properties v. Auriga Capital that judges shouldn’t use their opinions “as a platform from which to propagate their individual world views on issues not presented.”