Andrew D. Christie

Professional career

• Andrew Dobbie Christie (1922 – 1993) was an American jurist who held the role of a justice and later chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court for nearly a decade, and as a Superior Court judge for over two decades
• In 1983, Governor Pete du Pont appointed Christie to the Delaware Supreme Court, and in 1985, Governor Michael N. Castle elevated him to chief justice

Education

Additional information

• Retired in 1992
• In 1957, Governor J. Caleb Boggs appointed him to the Delaware Superior Court for New Castle County, a role he held until 1983
• Began private practice in Wilmington in 1950, later serving as executive director of the State Legislative Reference Bureau (1952–1957) and assisting in revising the Delaware Code.
• After being admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1949, Christie clerked for Hon.
• John Biggs Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.