Colm Connolly and Maryellen Noreika were confirmed this week to serve as judges on Delaware’s federal bench, in a sudden move that was expected to bring much-needed relief to a shorthanded district court amid a surge of filings.
The U.S. Senate approved the nominations by voice vote Wednesday night. Connolly, a former U.S. attorney and partner with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, and Noreika, an experienced trial lawyer and patents expert with Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, were expected to be quickly sworn in during a private ceremony next week, sources said on Friday.
