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Joseph R. Slights III
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Joseph R. Slights III is a vice chancellor on the Delaware Court of Chancery. He was previously a judge on the New Castle County Superior Court in Delaware. He retired from the court in 2012.[1][2][3]
Slights joined a private law firm after his retirement. He then was nominated to Delaware’s Court of Chancery by Gov. Jack Markell in February 2016.[4] The state Senate confirmed him to the bench in March 2016.[5]
Education
Slights received his B.S. cum laude in political science from James Madison University in 1985 and his J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1988.
Career
- 2016- : Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery
- 2012-2016: Partner, Morris James
- 2000-2012: Judge, New Castle County Superior Court, Delaware
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Superior Court of New Castle County Telephone Directory
- ↑ News.Delaware.gov, "Governor Announces Nominations to Superior Court and Family Court," November 19, 2012
- ↑ Delaware Grapevine, "Here Come the Judges," August 30, 2012
- ↑ WMDT 47, "Retired Superior Court judge tapped for Chancery Court post," accessed February 9, 2016
- ↑ WBOC 16, "Retired Superior Court Judge Approved for Chancery Post," March 17, 2016
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
