The Honorable Joseph R. Slights III was sworn in as a Vice Chancellor of the Court of Chancery on March 28, 2016. Before his appointment, Vice Chancellor Slights was a partner in the Delaware law firm Morris James LLP where he practiced corporate and business litigation and chaired the firm's Alternative Dispute Resolution practice group. Before that, he served a twelve-year term as a Judge on the Superior Court of Delaware where, among other assignments, he was instrumental in forming the Court's Complex Commercial Litigation Division. Prior to his appointment to the Superior Court, Vice Chancellor Slights worked as a litigator in the Delaware law firms Sidney Balick PA and Richards, Layton & Finger PA. Vice Chancellor Slights received his J.D. from Washington & Lee University School of Law in 1988, and his B.S. in Political Science from James Madison University in 1985. He is a member of the American Law Institute, the American Bar Association and the Delaware Bar Association. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and past-President of the Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court.