It's Going To Be Fun! Kathaleen McCormick, Female Judge Who Will Oversee Twitter Lawsuit Against Elon Musk

Twitter vs Elon Musk trial will be presided over by a female judge. (photo: doc. pixabay)

JAKARTA - Kathaleen McCormick, has been appointed the first female presiding judge in a Delaware business court. The nationally recognized judge will oversee Twitter Inc's lawsuit seeking to keep Elon Musk from agreeing to his deal to buy the social media platform for $44 billion.

Kathaleen McCormick took over the role of chancellor, or chief judge, last year following the resignation of Andre Bouchard at Chancellor's Court. It is a favorite court for major corporate disputes.

Among McCormick's first decisions was a request by Twitter to hold a four-day trial in September, a very tight timeframe for such a complex case. McCormick's final decision on the merger may be appealed to the Delaware Supreme Court.

Twitter accuses Musk of having a long list of merger agreement violations in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, July 12. The world's richest man is accused of wanting to step down in part because of a drop in shares of Tesla Inc, of which Musk is chief executive.

Instead, Musk accused Twitter of violating the merger agreement by refusing to share information about spam accounts, making false statements, and deviating from its normal business by firing executives.

McCormick is also overseeing the case of Tesla shareholders seeking to cancel Musk's $56 billion compensation package from the automaker. He scheduled the Elon Musk vs Twitter trial to be held in October.