Abigail LeGrow | |
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| Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court | |
| 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".
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