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Henry Ridgely
Henry duPont Ridgely was an associate justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. He was first appointed to the court in the state's assisted appointment method of judicial selection by Governor Ruth Ann Minner on July 22, 2004.[1] He retired on January 31, 2015.[2]
Education
Ridgely received his undergraduate degree in business administration from Syracuse University in 1971. He earned his J.D. from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in 1973. He then completed his LL.M. in corporation law from George Washington University National Law Center in 1974.[1]
Career
- 2004-2015: Justice, Delaware Supreme Court
- 1984-2004: Judge, Superior Court of Delaware
- 1973-1984: Attorney and partner, Ridgely & Ridgely[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2000: Judicial Professionalism and Civility Award, American Board of Trial Advocates, Delaware Chapter
- 1997: Chief Justice's Award for Outstanding Judicial Service
- 1993: Award for Outstanding Service in Adopting and Implementing Standards Relating to Juror Use and Management, American Bar Association and National Center for State Courts
Associations
- 2010: Honorary Doctor of Laws, Widener University School of Law
- Executive committee, American Bar Association, Judicial Division, Appellate Judges
- Leadership council, American Inns of Court
- Fellow, American Bar Association
- Adjunct professor, George Washington University Law School
- Advisory council, American Judicature Society
- Advisory board, George Washington University Law School, Center for Law, Economics & Finance
- Advisor, American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Business and Corporate Litigation Committee
- Chair, Delaware Supreme Court, e-Filing Committee
- Chair, Delaware Supreme Court, Task Force on Criminal Justice and Mental Health
- Chair-elect of the National Conference of State Trial Judges
- Co-chair, Delaware Criminal Justice Council, Committee on Racial and Ethnic Fairness
- Former co-chair, American Bar Association, Judicial Division, Court Technology Committee
- Former Trustee, American Inns of Court
- Former president, Terry-Carey American Inn of Court, 1996-1998
- Former Member, American Judicature Society, Board of Directors
- Member, Richard K. Herrmann Technology Inn of Court
- Member, American Judicature Society, National Advisory Council
- Member, Federal-State Judicial Council of Delaware
- Member, Terry-Carey American Inn of Court
- Member, American Law Institute
- Member, American Bar Foundation
- Member, National Conference of State Trial Judges
- Member, American Bar Association, House of Delegates[1]
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Ridgely received a campaign finance score of -0.67, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was more liberal than the average score of -0.35 that justices received in Delaware.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[3]
See also
External links
- Delaware State Courts, "Judicial Officers of the Delaware Supreme Court
- Deal Book, "Delaware Court Sides With Blackstone in A.D.S. Fight," June 19, 2009
- Dover Post, "Court upholds identity of Santa Claus," December 18, 2008
- The New York Times, "No New Penalties for Father in Newborn's Death," October 18, 2000
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Delaware State Courts, "Judicial Officers of the Delaware Supreme Court," accessed August 22, 2014
- ↑ Hockess Community News, "Ridgely to retire from state Supreme Court in January," November 8, 2014
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Delaware • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Delaware
State courts:
Delaware Supreme Court • Superior Court of Delaware • Delaware Court of Chancery • Delaware Family Court • Delaware Court of Common Pleas • Delaware Justice of the Peace Courts • Delaware Alderman's Courts
State resources:
Courts in Delaware • Delaware judicial elections • Judicial selection in Delaware
