The investiture ceremony of new Court of Chancery Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard on May 23 took on the flavor of a celebrity roast at times, as several speakers, including the chancellor himself, cracked jokes about his career and told humorous stories.

“Andy [Bouchard] couldn’t get into [the University of] Delaware, so he went to Boston College for undergraduate, and then he couldn’t get into Widener [University School of Law], so he went to Harvard Law School,” said U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., during a speech peppered with jokes and anecdotes about Bouchard, a longtime friend.