E. Norman Veasey (born 1933) is a former Chief Justice of the

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. Born in

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, Veasey attended the local schools, before completing his secondary education at the

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, and receiving a

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from

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in 1954, and an

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from the

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in 1957. From his admission to the Delaware bar in 1958 until 1993, Veasey practiced was the law firm of Richards, Layton & Finger. There, he became a partner in 1963, managing partner in the 1970s, and president of the firm in the mid-1980s.Henry R. Horsey and William Duffy,
The Supreme Court of Delaware After 1951: The Separate Supreme Court
'. In 1992, Veasey was nominated by Governor

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to a seat as Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. He was unanimously confirmed by the

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, and was invested as chief justice on April 7, 1992. Veasey stepped down from the court in May, 2004.Yale Law biography of E. Norman Veasey
.

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