Citizens for Pro-Business Delaware Calls on Governor Carney to Emulate President Biden’s Commitment to Appointing Black Justice to Supreme Court Following Justice Stephen Breyer’s Retirement

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, after Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement and President Biden’s commitment to nominate the first female Black justice to the Supreme Court, Citizens for Pro-Business Delaware (CPBD) is calling on Governor Carney to follow Biden’s leadership and commit to doing the same with the current Chancery Court vacancy. Like Carney, President Biden campaigned on the need for more diverse representation in his cabinet, in government leadership positions and in the court system. President Biden has followed through on his campaign promise and CPBD, national and local civil rights leaders, and Delaware residents are calling on Gov. Carney to do the same.

The Chancery Court does not have a single chancellor of color. In 230 years of existence, the Chancery Court has only ever had a single Black justice, Tamika Montgomery-Reeves, for a total of five years. Governor John Carney had the opportunity to replace Montgomery-Reeves with another Black justice in 2020, but once again appointed a white man. Carney had another opportunity to diversify the Chancery Court in 2021 but again chose to dismiss the calls of local and national civil rights advocates and appoint a white judge.