Jack Jacobs
Jack B. Jacobs is a former associate justice for the Delaware Supreme Court. Jacobs was first appointed to the court by Governor Ruth Ann Minner on June 4, 2003.[1] His current term was to expire on June 4, 2015, but Jacobs retired from the court on July 4, 2014.[2]
Education
Jacobs earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago in 1964. He earned a LL.B. from Harvard University in 1967.[1]
Career
- 2003-2014: Justice, Delaware Supreme Court
- 1985-2003: Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery
- 1967-1985: Attorney in private practice [1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Honorary LLB., Widener University, 2011
Associations
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Member, Delaware Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, University of Chicago Corporate Law Institute, Planning Committee
- Member, Tulane Corporate Law Institute, Planning Committee
- Member, American Law Institute
- Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Committee on Corporate Laws
- Advisor, American Law Institute, Restatement of Restitution
- Advisor, American Law Institute, Principles of the Law of Liability Insurance
- Board of Advisors, Rand Center for Corporate Ethics
- Board of Advisors, Columbia Law School Center on Corporate Governance
- 2009: William J. Brennan lecture, NYU School of Law
- 2008: Morrison & Foerster lecture, Stanford Law School
- 2008: Distinguished visiting jurist, Corporate Governance Program, Harvard Law School
- 2005: Regent lecturer-in-residence, UCLA School of Law
- 2002: Distinguished jurist lecturer, University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Adjunct professor, New York University, School of Law
- Adjunct professor, Columbia University, School of Law
- Adjunct professor, Widener University, School of Law [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.
Jacobs 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, "Delaware Supreme Court"
- Washington and Lee University School of Law News, "Delaware Supreme Court Justice Jack Jacobs to Speak at W&L Law," February 24, 2011
- The Conglomerate, "Interview with Delaware's Justice Jacobs," May 26, 2009
- The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, "Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Action Against Michael D. Eisner Gary Naftalis Leads Eisner Appellate Team," July 1, 2006
Footnotes
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
