Year Honored: 2019
Born in: Delaware
Biography
The Honorable Jan R. Jurden, a Delaware native, was appointed to the Superior Court of Delaware in 2001 and elevated to President Judge of the Superior Court in 2015. Her current term ends in 2027. Since its inception in 2008, Judge Jurden has also overseen Superior Court's Mental Health Court.
After serving three years in the United States Army overseas, Judge Jurden received her B.A. summa cum laude from Muhlenberg College in 1985, and her J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law in 1988, where she was an Articles Editor of the Law Review and a member of the Woolsack Honor Society.
Jurden practiced law as an Associate with the law firm of Young, Conaway, Stargatt and Taylor from 1988 to 1995, where she concentrated on corporate, commercial and personal injury litigation. Jurden became a Partner in 1996. During her 13 years with the firm, she litigated cases in the U.S. District Court, Delaware Supreme Court, Superior Court, Court of Chancery, Family Court, and Court of Common Pleas.
Judge Jurden is a member of the American Bar, the Delaware State Bar Associations, and the National Association of Women Judges. She is also a member of the Advisory Committee on the Delaware Rules of Evidence and the Advisory Committee on Professionalism.
In 2011, Jurden received the Outstanding Service to the Courts and Bar Award from the Delaware State Bar Association; In 2009, she was the recipient of the Sylvia H. Rambo Award presented by the Women’s Law Caucus of the Dickenson School of Law; In 1997, she was awarded the Caleb R. Layton III Service Award; and in 1996, the New Lawyers Distinguished Service Award.
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Sources and Additional Reading
About Us. The Honorable Jan R. Jurden, President Judge - About Us - Superior Court - Delaware Courts - State of Delaware. (n.d.). Retrieved November 4, 2021, from https://courts.delaware.gov/superior/aboutus/judges_profile_jjurden.aspx.
Bloomberg. (n.d.). Jan R. Jurden. Bloomberg.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021, from https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/18416711.
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