Delaware legal analysts say that all four candidates to become the next state Supreme Court chief justice are highly qualified, but have handicapped the race for the state’s top legal job as a choice between two frontrunners: Court of Chancery Chancellor Leo E. Strine Jr. and Superior Court Judge Jan R. Jurden.
Other candidates who have submitted applications for the position include Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Berger and Superior Court President Judge James T. Vaughn Jr. Supreme Court Justice Jack B. Jacobs was said to have applied for the position, but later withdrew his name from consideration. It is unknown why he opted not to pursue the opening.
