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The Delaware Court of Chancery is a court of equity in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is one of Delaware's three constitutional courts, along with the Supreme Court and Superior Court . Since 2018, the court consists of seven judges.
Courts of Delaware include: State courts of Delaware. Delaware Supreme Court [1] Delaware Court of Chancery [2] Delaware Superior Court (3 courts, one for each county) [3] Delaware Family Court [4] Delaware Court of Common Pleas [5] Delaware Justice of the Peace Court; Delaware Alderman's Court; Federal courts located in Delaware. United States ...
Joseph R. Slights III is a lawyer and retired American judge who served on the Delaware Court of Chancery from 2016 to 2022, and the Superior Court of Delaware from 2000 to 2012, playing an instrumental role in creating that court's Complex Commercial Litigation Division.
The Court of Chancery was a court of equity in England and Wales. Court of Chancery or Chancery Court may also refer to: Chancery Court of York, an ecclesiastical court in England; Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, present-day court in England and Wales; Delaware Court of Chancery; Mississippi Chancery Courts, part of the Courts ...
The Delaware Superior Court, previously known as the Superior Court and Orphans' Court, is the state trial court of general jurisdiction in the state of Delaware. It has original jurisdiction over most criminal and civil cases (except for suits at equity , which are handled by the Delaware Court of Chancery ).
This category contains a listing of all subcategories and articles relating to persons who were the lead or chief chancellor in Delaware. This is only a partial list as there are many persons who were Chancellors and who do not have a corresponding article. For a description of the organization itself:
Because it is a court of equity, there are no juries; its cases are heard by judges, called chancellors. Since 2018, the court has consisted of one chancellor and six vice-chancellors. The court is a trial court, with one chancellor hearing each case. Litigants may appeal final decisions of the Court of Chancery to the Delaware Supreme Court.
Loft Inc, 5 A.2d 503, 23 Del. Ch. 255 (Del. 1939) is a Delaware corporation law case, important for United States corporate law, on corporate opportunities and the duty of loyalty. It deviated from the year 1726 rule laid down in Keech v Sandford [ 1 ] that a fiduciary should leave open no possibility of conflict of interest between his private ...