Delaware Chancery Nominee Named Amid Intense Court Scrutiny (1)

The next judge nominated to the Delaware Chancery Court, Bonnie W. David, would join a tradition-bound bench that’s been the subject of unending scrutiny this year.

Sitting Chancery Court judges endured rare rebukes amid a swift political response to a novel ruling that contributed to doubts about Delaware’s corporate dominance. Extremely rich litigants like Elon Musk seized on those doubts to publicly disparage it. And meme stock traders and superfans have followed the objects of their affection to the court, sometimes bringing chaos to an already overwhelming caseload.

Add to all that a nomination during a gubernatorial changeover, with a ...