Collins J. Seitz Jr.

Collins Seitz
Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office November 8, 2019
Appointed by	John Carney
Preceded by	Leo E. Strine Jr.
Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court
In office April 14, 2015 – November 8, 2019
Appointed by	Jack Markell
Preceded by	Henry du Pont Ridgely
Succeeded by	Tamika Montgomery-Reeves
Personal details
Born	(1957-09-14) September 14, 1957 (age 67)
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Delaware (BA) Villanova University (JD)

Collins J. Seitz Jr. (born September 14, 1957)^[1] is the chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.^[2]

Education

Seitz received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Delaware in 1980. He earned his J.D. degree at the Villanova University School of Law and was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1983.^[3]

Legal career

Seitz served as managing partner of Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP, where he practiced for more than three decades. He was the founding partner of Seitz, Ross, Aronstam & Moritz LLP. In that capacity, he regularly litigated corporate, commercial, and intellectual property cases, and advised clients on issues of Delaware corporate law.^[3]

Delaware Supreme Court

Term as justice

On February 23, 2015, Governor Jack Markell nominated Seitz to be a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court to the seat vacated by Henry du Pont Ridgely who retired on January 31, 2015.^[3] He was sworn in on April 14, 2015.

Chief justice

On October 24, 2019, Governor John Carney announced Seitz as his nominee to be the next Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.^[4] On November 7, 2019, his nomination was confirmed unanimously by the Delaware Senate.^[5] He was sworn into office on November 8, 2019.^[6]

Personal life

Seitz's sister is Virginia A. Seitz, an attorney who served as United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel from 2011 to 2013. His father is Collins J. Seitz, who served as a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit until his death in 1998.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Lawyer Central profile
2. "Delaware Supreme Court: "Judicial Officers"". Archived from the original on 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
3. "Governor Markell Nominates Collins J. Seitz, Jr. to Delaware Supreme Court". State of Delaware News. 2015-02-23. Archived from the original on 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
4. "Governor Carney Announces Delaware Supreme Court Nominations". State of Delaware News. 2019-10-24. Archived from the original on 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
5. "Delaware Senate confirms state Supreme Court picks". SFChronicle.com. 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
6. "The Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Takes the Oath of Office for Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court" (Press release). Delaware Courts. November 12, 2019. Archived from the original on August 27, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

Legal offices
Preceded by Henry du Pont Ridgely	Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court 2015–2019	Succeeded by Tamika Montgomery-Reeves
Preceded by Leo E. Strine Jr.	Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court 2019–present	Incumbent