The Delaware State Bar Association women and the law section honored Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura in a recent ceremony recognizing her recently assumed position as the first woman to serve as the acting chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, according to a court press release.

As the most senior member of the Delaware Supreme Court, Valihura assumed the interim position following the retirement of Chief Justice Leo E. Strine Jr. She is the second woman to serve in the Delaware Supreme Court.