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Collins Seitz Jr. Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme Court
Background: No short biography listed.
At a glance
- Court
- Delaware Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Chief Justice
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. John C. Carney Jr. (D) (February 23, 2015)
- Appointed by
- Gov. John C. Carney Jr. (D)
- Appointment date
- February 23, 2015
- Took office
- November 8, 2019
- Current term ends
- November 8, 2031
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- Not listed
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Delaware, 1980
- Law: Villanova University School of Law
- Prior offices
- Delaware Supreme Court (2015 - 2019)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Governor-controlled commissionA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Collins Seitz Jr.’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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