Since 1995, when then-Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye inaugurated the Commercial Division our court system’s handling of complex commercial cases has become increasingly successful. The ongoing efforts made by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman to further improve the court have made it an attractive option for businesses and litigators, capable of competing with the Delaware Chancery Court and the Southern District Federal Court.
In creating the Task Force on Commercial Litigation in the 21st Century, Lippman recognized that in the face of tightening budgets and increasing caseloads, it was particularly important to ensure that commercial litigators and the businesses they represent would continue to be confident that our courts would efficiently adjudicate their disputes (“Task Force Seeks to Keep Court at “Top Tier,” NYLJ, April 17, 2012).
