Abigail LeGrow | |
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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 45–46) |
Political 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]
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]
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]
She is married to Brian LeGrow,who,at the time of her appointment to the chancery,was an associate with the Law Offices of Vincent B. Mancini &Associates. [5]