Abigail LeGrow
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Abigail LeGrow | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office May 11, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | John Carney |
| Preceded by | James T. Vaughn Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Brian LeGrow |
| Education | Susquehanna University (BA) Pennsylvania State University (JD) |
Abigail LeGrow (born 1979)[1] is an American state court judge from Delaware who is serving as a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.
LeGrow received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Susquehanna University in 2001 and graduated Valedictorian with a Juris Doctor from Penn State Dickinson Law in 2004.[2][3]
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.[4] In 2011, She was appointed by Chancellor Leo E. Strine Jr. as a Master in Chancery of the Delaware Court of Chancery.[2][5] From 2016 to 2023, she served as a judge of the Delaware Superior Court after being appointed by Governor Jack Markell.[4][6]
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.[2]
On May 3, 2023, the Delaware Senate confirmed her by a 15–3–3 vote. Republicans opposed her because no one represented Kent County.[7][8] She was sworn in on May 11, 2023.[9]
