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Leo E. Strine Jr
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery
 5:30 p.m., Jan. 4, 2003--Leo E. Strine Jr., a University of Delaware alumnus and vice chancellor of the Court of Chancery, spoke at the University’s Winter Commencement Saturday, Jan. 4, in the Bob Carpenter Sports/Convocation Center. Winter Commencement, which traditionally features a distinguished UD graduate as speaker, recognizes students who complete their degree requirements in August and December. Since he became vice chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery in 1998, Strine has written numerous opinions, particularly in the area of corporation law, and he speaks frequently on the topic at diverse forums, from New York University Center for Law and Business to the Director’s College at Stanford Law School to UD’s Center for Corporate Governance. He also has authored several articles on business law topics in such publications as The Business Lawyer, Cornell Law Review, University of Chicago Law Review and University of Southern California Law Review.
Before becoming a member of the Court of Chancery, Strine was counsel to then Delaware Gov. Thomas R. Carper. In that capacity, he was responsible for providing legal counsel to the governor, and in 1994, he assumed responsibility for overall policy coordination. Earlier, he was a corporate litigator at the firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and before that law clerk to Judge Walter K. Stapleton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Chief Judge John F. Gerry of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
He is a 1985 summa cum laude graduate of the University of Delaware, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. While at UD, he was awarded a Harry S Truman Scholarship and was named to the Panel of Distinguished Seniors of the College of Arts and Science. In 1988, he graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and was selected a member of the Order of the Coif.
In 2000, Gov. Carper awarded him the order of the First State, and last year, he received a Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement from UD.
Strine lives in Hockessin with his wife, Carrie, an occupational therapist at the DuPont Hospital for Children, with their two sons, James and Benjamin.
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