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DE HR15
Resolution
Status
4/2/2009
Primary Sponsor
Edward Bennett
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AI Summary
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Judge Merrill C. Trader received his LLB from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1958 and was admitted to the Delaware, Virginia, and Federal Bar that same year.
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Served in private law practice from 1958-1972, then as Assistant Deputy Attorney General for Kent County and Chief Deputy Attorney General for Kent County from 1965-1969.
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Appointed Judge of the Delaware Court of Common Pleas by Governor Russell W. Peterson in September 1972, with subsequent reappointments by Governors Pierre S. du Pont, IV in 1984 and Thomas R. Carper in 1997.
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During his tenure as Common Pleas Judge, also served by special appointment in the Justice of the Peace Court, Family Court, and Delaware Supreme Court, and received the 2003 Chief Justice's Award for Outstanding Judicial Service.
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House Resolution honors Judge Trader for 36 years of judicial service and extends best wishes to him and his wife Mary for their future endeavors.
Legislative Description
Honoring Judge Merrill C. Trader For His Dedicated Service To The State Of Delaware.
Last Action
Passed in House by Voice Vote
4/2/2009