Gov. Jack Markell has nominated former Delaware Superior Court Judge Joseph R. Slights III to be the next vice chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery.
If confirmed, Slights will replace Vice Chancellor John W. Noble, who is retiring later this month. The state Senate will consider his nomination after the legislative session resumes in March.
After his stint on the Superior Court, Slights returned to private practice at Morris James as a partner in the firm’s Corporate and Commercial Litigation group. Since returning to private practice, he has specialized in complex commercial and corporate litigation before the Chancery and Superior courts as well as the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. He also chairs Morris James’ alternative resolution practice group, serving as a mediator and arbitrator in business disputes.
Slights is a Dover native and has an associate’s degree from Wesley College, a bachelor’s from James Madison University and law degree from Washington and Lee University. Before joining the bench, he was a trial litigator at Richards Layton & Finger and Morris James when it was known as Morris James Hitchens and Williams. Former Gov. Tom Carper appointed Slights to Superior Court in 2000.
In 2014, Slights submitted an application to replace outgoing state Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Berger, but Markell ultimately selected former Superior Court President Judge James T. Vaughn III.
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