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Two Court of Chancery judicial nominees announced

Gov. John Carney has made his picks for two open judicial seats on Delaware’s Court of Chancery

Morgan Zurn and Kathaleen McCormick are Carney’s nominees.

Zurn is currently a Master on the Court of Chancery, presiding over trials and motions. Before that she was a Deputy Attorney General in Delaware’s Department of Justice, working in the Consumer Protection Unit and arguing before the state Supreme Court.

McCormick is a partner at Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, working in that firm’s Corporate Counseling and Litigation Section. Her work has focused on corporate, commercial and alternative entity litigation in the Court of Chancery.

The nominations are to fill two new Vice Chancellor spots created on the court this year, expanding the Chancery Court bench from five to seven.

The State Senate is scheduled to consider the nominations during a special session October 3rd.

Tom Byrne has been a fixture covering news in Delaware for three decades. He joined Delaware Public Media in 2010 as our first news director and has guided the news team ever since. When he's not covering the news, he can be found reading history or pursuing his love of all things athletic.