Court of Chancery’s top judge is Winter Commencement speaker

William B. Chandler III, chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery

4:54 p.m., Nov. 22, 2005--William B. Chandler III, chancellor of Delaware’s Court of Chancery, will speak at the University’s Winter Commencement, scheduled at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, in the Bob Carpenter Center.

Winter Commencement, for students who complete their degree requirements in August and December, traditionally features a distinguished UD graduate as speaker.

Chandler, who graduated from UD in 1973 with a degree in political science, was appointed in 1997 as chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, where he had served as vice chancellor since 1989.

The Delaware Court of Chancery is widely recognized as America’s pre-eminent forum for the determination of disputes involving the internal affairs of thousands of corporations and other business entities.

A graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law and Yale Law School, Chandler served as resident judge of the Delaware Superior Court from 1985-89.

A member of the American Law Institute and the Delaware Bar Association, Chandler was an associate with Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, and served as legal counsel to former Delaware Gov. Pierre S. duPont IV.

Information about Winter Commencement will be mailed directly to degree candidates and their families. For more information on Winter Commencement activities, visit [www.udel.edu/alumni/events/wcommence.html] or call the Office of Alumni and University Relations at (302) 831-8741.

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