Kathaleen McCormick

Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick (born September 9, 1979) is an American lawyer and chancellor. Noted for being an effective corporate litigator, in 2018 McCormick was successfully nominated as a Vice-Chancellor to the Delaware Court of Chancery by Governor John Carney. In 2021, McCormick was both nominated and approved as Chancellor of the Delaware Chancery Court.

Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick
Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery
Assumed office
2021
Nominated byGov. John Carney
Appointed byDelaware State Senate
Preceded byAndre Bouchard
Vice Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery
In office
2018–2030
Appointed byJoint Session DE Legislature
Personal details
Born
Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick

(1979-09-09) September 9, 1979
Smyrna, DE
EducationHarvard University, Notre Dame Law School

Career

McCormick received a Juris Doctor from Notre Dame Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Harvard University.[1] During her career as a lawyer, she worked as part of a private practice before becoming a partner at Wilmington law firm Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor. At Young Conaway, she specialized in corporate and alternative entity law.[1][2]

In September 2018, Delaware Governor John Carney nominated McCormick and Morgan T. Zurn as vice-chancellors to the Delaware Court of Chancery; these appointments raised the total number of court chancellors from five to seven, the first such expansion in over two centuries of Delaware law. Carney noted that McCormick's experience would make her "an immediate asset to the court.”[2] Her nomination was confirmed by the Delaware Senate in October 2018.[3][4]

In April 2021, following the mid-term resignation of the former Chancellor Andre Bouchard,[5] the Delaware Senate confirmed Kathaleen McCormick as Chancellor to the Delaware Court of Chancery after she was nominated by Delaware Governor John Carney. McCormick is the first woman to lead the court since it was established in 1792.[6][7]

Noteworthy Case

Immediately after assuming the role of Chancellor, McCormick assumed Chancellor Bouchard's role in certain cases, and in particular, TransPerfect Global. McCormick weighed in almost immediately and rendered a decision requiring TransPerfect to pay disputed invoices to law firm Skadden Arps.[8] Later, the Chancellor backed away from that decision and allowed the translation company to file opposition papers in that case.[9] Judge McCormick later offered TransPerfect an opportunity to avoid sanctions pursued by Skadden Arps by giving them more time to pay legal fees it disputed to Skadden.[10] The case continues with McCormick denying TrasPerfect a motion to dismiss a legal malpractice claim it brought against its former law firm, in a case McCormick called “a spin-off novella of the TransPerfect saga" Despite all parties wanting dismissal, McCormick wrote she was obligated to weigh in further because granting TransPerfect’s motion could give leeway for the New York action to proceed, while granting Ross Aronstam’s could do the opposite.[11] The case is ongoing.

References
  1. Now, Delaware Business (2018-09-21). "Zurn, McCormick nominated for Chancery Court posts". Delaware Business Now. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  2. McParl, Tom; September 21, |; PM, 2018 at 04:39. "Del. Gov. Names 2 Women for New Chancery Seats as Business Court Expands". Delaware Law Weekly. Retrieved 2019-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Montgomery, Jeff. "McCormick, Zurn Confirmed To Complete Chancery Expansion - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  4. Now, Delaware Business (2018-10-23). "Law notes: Jacobs back at Young Conaway Project New Start, Morris Nichols, Richards Layton Finger". Delaware Business Now. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  5. Bennett, Judson (31 December 2020). "Delaware's Chancellor Quits amidst Mounting Criticism! ASSOCIATED PRESS PICKS UP THE STORY!". Coastal Network.
  6. Owens, Jacob (2021-04-22). "Senate confirms McCormick to lead Chancery". Delaware Business Times. Retrieved 2021-05-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Owens, Jacob (2021-04-09). "Carney taps McCormick, Will for Chancery". Delaware Business Times. Retrieved 2021-05-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Bennett, Judson (29 June 2021). "Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick Off to Shaky Start As She Denies Due Process in Delaware's TransPerfect Case". Coastal Network.
  9. Bennett, Judson (10 July 2021). "Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick Grants TransPerfect a Response in Controversial Case". Coastal Network.
  10. Bardash, Ellen (30 September 2021). "'Here's Your Chance': McCormick Says TransPerfect Won't Face Sanctions After Paying $1.9M". Delaware Business Court Insider. ALM.
  11. Bardash, Ellen. "McCormick Denies TransPerfect's Motion to Dismiss Its Malpractice Claim, Grants Ross Aronstam's". Delaware Law Weekly. ALM.


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