On Friday, December 6, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Carney v. Adams, agreeing to review the appeal of a lower court ruling overturning longstanding provisions for a politically balanced judiciary. In his petition for a writ of certiorari filed on September 6, Delaware Governor John Carney asked the Supreme Court to review and reverse the Third Circuit’s decision striking down the constitutional provisions requiring that applicants for Delaware’s Supreme, Superior, and Chancery courts be registered Democrats or Republicans, with neither party permitted to hold more than a bare majority.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is representing Governor John Carney in the matter. The team includes senior of counsels Michael McConnell and Randy Holland, partner Steffen Johnson, and associate Brian Levy.

For more information, please see Governor Carney’s statement on the decision.