Gov. Jack Markell has nominated private attorney Karen L. Valihura to replace outgoing Justice Jack B. Jacobs on the Delaware Supreme Court.
Valihura, a corporate attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, beat out a crowded and diverse field of applicants and was one of four candidates the Judicial Nominating Commission submitted to Markell for consideration as the nominee. The candidates sent to the governor included Superior Court President Judge James T. Vaughn Jr., Superior Court Judge Jan R. Jurden and Widener University School of Law professor Lawrence Hamermesh.
