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Gary Traynor | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 5, 2017 | |
| Appointed by | John Carney |
| Preceded by | Randy J. Holland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1956 Dover, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Rehoboth Beach, Delaware |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College (AB) Widener University (JD) |
Gary Francis Traynor (born August 25, 1956) is an American lawyer who serves as a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.[1]
Traynor was born in Dover, Delaware, in 1956, and graduated from Dover High School.[2] He completed a bachelor's degree in history at Dartmouth College in 1978, and a J.D. degree at Widener University Delaware Law School in 1982.[3][4]
Traynor was in private practice in Dover from 1982 to 1990 at the law firm Brown, Shiels & Chasanov, and in Wilmington from 1990 to 2014 at the law firm Prickett, Jones & Elliot.[1] He also served as an officer in the Delaware Army National Guard from 1990 to 1991, and was a commissioner on the Delaware River and Bay Authority from 2009 to 2014.[1]
Traynor worked for the state as an assistant public defender for Sussex County from 2015 to 2017.[4]
On February 9, 2017, Delaware Supreme Court justice Randy J. Holland announced that he would retire from the court at the end of March.[5] On May 14, 2017, the Governor of Delaware John Carney announced that he would nominate Traynor to the vacant seat.[4] Carney and Traynor went to the same high school, played on the same football team, and also attended Dartmouth together.[2][6]
Traynor is a Republican.[4] Governor Carney, a Democrat, was required to nominate a Republican to replace Holland under state law, because no party can have more than three members on the state's supreme court.[1]
The Delaware Senate unanimously confirmed Traynor's nomination on June 7, 2017.[7] His twelve-year term on the Delaware Supreme Court began on July 5, 2017.[1]
- ^ a b c d e "Justice Gary F. Traynor". Delaware Courts. State of Delaware. July 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ^ a b Mavity, Ryan (July 25, 2017). "Gary Traynor takes seat on Delaware's highest court". Cape Gazette. Lewes, Delaware. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ^ "Governor Carney's Statement on Confirmation of Gary F. Traynor to Serve as Justice on Delaware Supreme Court". Delaware News. State of Delaware. June 7, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Masulli Reyes, Jessica (May 15, 2017). "Assistant public defender nominated to Delaware Supreme Court". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ^ Bittle, Matt (February 9, 2017). "Longtime state Supreme Court Justice Randy Holland announces retirement". Delaware State News. Dover, Delaware. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ^ "Gold's 50-Yard TD Pass Started Blue Reeling". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. August 19, 1974. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ^ Montgomery, Jeff (June 7, 2017). "Del. Senate Confirms Supreme Court Nominee Gary Traynor". Law360. LexisNexis. Retrieved October 7, 2017.