Delaware Chancery Judge Slights Retiring After Six Years (1)

Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III is stepping down as a judge for Delaware’s Chancery Court, which hears many of the country’s biggest business disputes, after serving in the role for nearly six years, according to a court filing Thursday.

Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, who was elevated to the court’s top post in May, notified the parties to a lawsuit being overseen by Slights that she would be transferring his cases to the court’s other judges or his replacement. The filing came a day after she reassigned several other actions.

The court’s office of administration confirmed the announcement to ...