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The first female Chief Judge on Delaware’s nationally known business court will oversee Twitter’s lawsuit that seeks to hold Elon Musk to his agreement to buy the social media platform for $44 billion.
Kathaleen McCormick took over the role of chancellor, or chief judge, last year after the retirement of Andre Bouchard on the Court of Chancery. McCormick is also overseeing a case by shareholders of Tesla who are seeking to revoke Musk’s $56 billion compensation package from the automaker.
Delaware is also a popular incorporation destination for most US public companies, including Tesla and other Musk companies such as tunneling venture The Boring Company and Space Exploration Technologies, known as SpaceX.
Francis Pileggi, an attorney with Lewis Brisbois in Wilmington, Delaware said, “The court has capacious powers to enforce its orders.” If Musk continued to ignore a judgment, the court could order Tesla and other Delaware-incorporated companies in which Musk owns a stake to freeze his assets or turn over shares.
McCormick started her career with the Delaware branch of the Legal Aid Society, which helps low-income people navigate the court system. She went into private practice mainly for financial reasons. She joined the Court of Chancery in 2018 as a vice chancellor and became the first woman to lead the Court of Chancery last year.
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