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Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Joins Pastor Hackett’s Protest for Diversity on Chancery Court
April 15, 2021 GMT
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DOVER, Del. (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 15, 2021
After the recent nomination of former Skadden lawyer, Lori Will, to the Chancery Court, Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware joined with Pastor Blaine Hackett of St. John African Methodist Church along with community members to protest the decision and the lack of diversity in Delaware’s court system.
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Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Slams Lack of Transparency and Clear Conflicts of Interest in Recent Chancery Court Nominations
April 13, 2021 GMT
DOVER, Del. (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 13, 2021
Yet again, Governor John Carney disregarded pleas for racial diversity in the Chancery Court through the recent nomination of former Skadden Arps lawyer Lori Will to join the Court as a Vice Chancellor, replacing outgoing Chancellor Andre Bouchard, while picking current Vice Chancellor Kathleen McCormick to rise to Chancellor.
On April 9, 2021, Governor John Carney nominated Lori Will, a white woman, to replace the open seat left by Chancellor Andre Bouchard. Despite pastors and community leaders calling for a Black justice on the court, Governor Carney once again nominated an elite white lawyer to a court whose decisions affect thousands of Black workers.
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