Abigail LeGrow
Abigail LeGrow | |
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Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office May 11, 2023 | |
Appointed by | John Carney |
Preceded by | James T. Vaughn Jr. |
Judge of the Delaware Superior Court | |
In office February 15, 2016 – May 11, 2023 | |
Appointed by | Jack Markell |
Personal details | |
Education | Susquehanna University (BA) Pennsylvania State University (JD) |
Abigail LeGrow is an American state court judge from Delaware who is serving as a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.
Education
LeGrow received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Susquehanna University and a Juris Doctor from Penn State Dickinson Law.[1]
Career
After graduating law school, she served as a law clerk to Justice Jack B. Jacobs of the Delaware Supreme Court. She then went on to practice law with law at Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, where she specialized in corporate and commercial litigation.[2] In 2011, She was appointed by Chancellor Leo E. Strine Jr. as a Master in Chancery of the Delaware Court of Chancery.[1][3] From 2016 to 2023, she served as a judge of the Delaware Superior Court after being appointed by Governor Jack Markell.[2][4]
Delaware Supreme Court
On April 13, 2023, Governor John Carney nominated LeGrow to serve as a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, to the seat vacated by Justice James T. Vaughn Jr. who retired on May 1, 2023.[1]
On May 3, 2023, the Delaware Senate confirmed her by a 15–3–3 vote. Republicans opposed her because no one represented Kent County.[5][6] She was sworn in on May 11, 2023.[7]
Personal life
She is married to Brian LeGrow, who, at the time of her appointment to the chancery, was an associate with the Law Offices of Vincent B. Mancini & Associates.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Governor Carney Announces Supreme Court Nominations" (Press release). Office of the Governor. April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "The Honorable Abigail M. LeGrow, Judge - About Us - - Delaware Courts - State of Delaware". courts.delaware.gov. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Abigail LeGrow '04 appointed to Master in Chancery for Delaware Judiciary". Penn State Law. February 22, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ Reyes, Jessica Masulli (March 18, 2016). "Abigail LeGrow sworn in as Superior Court judge". The News Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "Senate confirms Supreme Court picks despite opposition". delawarebusinesstimes.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Kiefer, Paul (May 3, 2023). "State Senate confirms Carney's two Delaware Supreme Court nominees". delawarerepublic.org. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Judicial Officers".
External links
- Abigail LeGrow at Ballotpedia
Legal offices | ||
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Preceded by | Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court 2023–present | Incumbent |
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- Lisa Blunt Rochester, At-large representative
- John Carney, Governor
- Bethany Hall-Long, Lieutenant Governor
- Jeffrey Bullock, Secretary of State (appointed)
- Kathy Jennings, Attorney General
- Colleen Davis, Treasurer
- Lydia York, Auditor
- Trinidad Navarro, Insurance Commissioner
- Bethany Hall-Long, President
- David Sokola, President pro tempore
- Bryan Townsend, Majority Leader
- Gerald Hocker, Minority Leader
- Valerie Longhurst, Speaker
- Melissa Minor-Brown, Majority Leader
- Michael Ramone, Minority Leader
- Collins Seitz, Chief Justice
- Karen Valihura
- Gary Traynor
- Abigail LeGrow
- N. Christopher Griffiths, Justices