Leo E Strine Jr.

Delaware may be an itty-bitty-sized state, but its impact on the American legal system is outsized because so many companies incorporate under Delaware law. Reuters reports "the state's tight-knit legal community is abuzz over whether the outspoken head of the Court of Chancery, Leo Strine, will become chief justice of the state's Supreme Court."

Delaware Law Weekly's Jeff Mordock reported earlier this month "the competition to become the next chief justice is a close two-horse race between Delaware Court of Chancery Chancellor Leo E. Strine Jr. and Superior Court Judge Jan R. Jurden." The full DLW story: http://www.delawarelawweekly.com/PubArticleDLW.jsp?id=1202619541308&slre...