Delaware State Supreme Court Launches “Delaware Bench and Bar Diversity Project” Following Years of Advocacy From Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware

CPBD Pledges to Hold Project Accountable to Goals to Bolster Diversity in Delaware’s Top Courts.

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After years of tireless advocacy diversity by Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware and community partners, Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Colin Seitz Jr. announced the new “Delaware Bench and Bar Diversity Project” heeding the calls for more Black and brown representation on Delaware’s top courts.

CPBD proudly joined the efforts of those leaders, and recently mobilized over 2,000 Delawareans to nominate a Black justice to replace outgoing Chancery Court Chancellor Andre Bouchard, but to no avail. With Carney appointing Lori Will, a white woman with connections to Bouchard's former law firm, CPBD has pledged to renew its advocacy for systemic change and racial justice in Delaware’s courts.