Collins J. Seitz Jr. (born September 14, 1957)[1] is the chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.[2]
Collins Seitz | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office November 8, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | John Carney |
| Preceded by | Leo E. Strine Jr. |
| Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court | |
| In office April 14, 2015 – November 8, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Jack Markell |
| Preceded by | Henry du Pont Ridgely |
| Succeeded by | Tamika Montgomery-Reeves |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1957 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Delaware (BA) Villanova University (JD) |
Education
editSeitz received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Delaware in 1980. He earned his J.D. degree at the Villanova University School of Law and was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1983.[3]
Legal career
editSeitz served as managing partner of Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP, where he practiced for more than three decades. He was the founding partner of Seitz, Ross, Aronstam & Moritz LLP. In that capacity, he regularly litigated corporate, commercial, and intellectual property cases, and advised clients on issues of Delaware corporate law.[3]
Delaware Supreme Court
editTerm as justice
editOn February 23, 2015, Governor Jack Markell nominated Seitz to be a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court to the seat vacated by Henry du Pont Ridgely who retired on January 31, 2015.[3] He was sworn in on April 14, 2015.
Chief justice
editOn October 24, 2019, Governor John Carney announced Seitz as his nominee to be the next Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.[4] On November 7, 2019, his nomination was confirmed unanimously by the Delaware Senate.[5] He was sworn into office on November 8, 2019.[6]
Personal life
editSeitz's sister is Virginia A. Seitz, an attorney who served as United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel from 2011 to 2013. His father is Collins J. Seitz, who served as a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit until his death in 1998.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Lawyer Central profile
- ^ "Delaware Supreme Court: "Judicial Officers"". Archived from the original on 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- ^ a b c "Governor Markell Nominates Collins J. Seitz, Jr. to Delaware Supreme Court". State of Delaware News. 2015-02-23. Archived from the original on 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "Governor Carney Announces Delaware Supreme Court Nominations". State of Delaware News. 2019-10-24. Archived from the original on 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "Delaware Senate confirms state Supreme Court picks". SFChronicle.com. 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "The Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Takes the Oath of Office for Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court" (Press release). Delaware Courts. November 12, 2019. Archived from the original on August 27, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
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