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GOVERNMENT
Colm Connolly
United States District Court for the District of Delaware
The Honorable Chief Judge Colm Connolly oversees the federal courts for the entire state of Delaware.
As Delaware is the home for most incorporation of most United States companies, Connolly and other
judges may hear patent and commercial disputes as well as appeals for bankruptcy. As chief judge, Connolly has handled administrative duties for the court since his appointment in 2021. He also was a law clerk for Judge Walter K. Stapleton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and also spent seven years as an assistant U.S Attorney in Delaware. He became a partner in
two different law firms in his career: Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell
and t Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
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Eric Davis
Delaware Superior Court
As the chair of the Complex Commercial Division for Superior Court, Judge Eric Davis oversees activities in a court venue that handles complex business disputes with an amount in controversy of more than $1 million. In 2012, Davis was appointed to the superior court
after serving on the bench on the Court of Common Pleas. His career also includes tenures at Miles & Stockbridge, P.C and multinational firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom LLP. In his courtroom, the highest profile case Davis has heard in recent time was the $1.6 billion lawsuit Dominion Voting Systems filed against Fox News that settled out of court after months of hearings.
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Shawn Garvin
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
In 2017, Secretary Shawn Garvin
was appointed to Gov. John Carney’s cabinet as the top man at the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). That agency is tasked with protecting and managing Delaware’s natural resources, protecting public health and its state parks system. DNREC also regulates business activities like air quality permits, major industrial development along the coast, licensing sewer facilities and the Brownfields program. Garvin’s career spans more than two decades at state, local and federal levels. He
was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as the Mid-Atlantic region administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Karryl D. Hubbard
Delaware Department of Labor
With 455,500 people working in Delaware, Delaware Labor Secretary Karryl Hubbard is focused on working with stakeholders on how to create more employment and training opportunities for residents. The state Labor Department also handles discrimination and compensation laws, unemployment insurance claims as well as analyzing the labor market data. With the new Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, Hubbard will also be instrumental in overseeing the regulations as Delaware offers
paid leave in 2025. She has previously served as the Director of the Division of Management Support Services for the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families, and the Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Delaware Department of Health and Social Services.
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