William Swain Lee

William Swain Lee

Infobox Person
name = William Swain Lee


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birth_date = December 18, 1935
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known_for = Judge in the Thomas Capano trial
occupation = Judge
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alma_mater = Duke and University of Pennsylvania

William Swain Lee (born December 18, 1935) is an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He is a member of the Republican Party, who served as a judge of the Delaware Superior Court. He was the 2004 Republican candidate for Governor of Delaware and is again the nominee in the 2008 election cycle.

Early life and family

Lee was born December 18, 1935, son of Dr. Walter H. Lee and Virginia Swain Lee. He attended school in Middletown, Delaware and graduated from Wilmington Friends School in 1953. He later graduated from Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he earned a law degree in 1960. He went on to serve in the United States Marine Corps. [ [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/pre/DE/G/00/36839/frameset.exclude.html CNN.com ] ]

Judicial career

All judges are appointed by the Governor of Delaware. In 1977, Governor Pierre S. du Pont IV appointed Lee as an Associate Judge in the Delaware Family Court. In 1986, Governor Michael N. Castle appointed Lee to the Delaware Superior Court, and Resident Judge of Sussex County three years later. Lee is best known as the presiding judge of the 1998 murder trial of influential lawyer and former gubernatorial chief-of-staff Thomas J. Capano. Capano had been charged with the 1996 murder of Governor Thomas R. Carper's personal scheduler, Anne Marie Fahey. Capano was a wealthy, well-connected lawyer, known to nearly everyone in Delaware's political community. Fahey, an attractive 30 year old member of another well-known family, was attempting to end a romantic relationship with the married Capano, when he murdered her and dumped her body in the Atlantic Ocean. The highly publicized case was prosecuted by U.S. Attorney Colm F. Connelly and resulted in Capano being convicted, and then sentenced to death in 1999. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03E7DE1F3EF934A25750C0A96F958260 Death Penalty For Killing Of Mistress - New York Times ] ] Lee said Capano is a "ruthless murderer who feels compassion for no one and remorse only for the circumstances in which he finds himself. He is a malignant force from whom no one he deems disloyal or adversarial can be secure, even if he is incarcerated for the rest of his life." [ [http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/classics/capano/7.html The Rise and Fall of Thomas Capano The Crime Library - Crime Library on truTV.com ] ]

Political career

Before he became a judge, Lee served as Counsel to the Sussex County Republican Committee from 1965 to 1972, when he became General Counsel to the Delaware Republican State Committee. From 1973 until 1977 he was the Sussex County Republican Party Chairman. In 1976, he was among the delegates who actively supported Ronald Reagan in his effort to win the Republican nomination for President.

In 1999, Lee resigned his judicial post, and sought the Republican nomination for governor. He faced Delaware State Chamber of Commerce President John M. Burris and State House Speaker Terry Spence. Burris, after receiving the endorsement of the state Republican Party, won the primary by less than fifty votes.

In 2004, Lee again sought the Republican nomination, this time winning the state party's endorsement, and easily winning the Republican primary. Although he was able to run a very competitive campaign, Lee ultimately fell short of defeating the incumbent Governor, Ruth Ann Minner, in the general election.

In 2008, Lee was drafted by the Republican Party in Delaware to be their Gubernatorial candidate, over his announced opponent, Michael D. Protack. During the 2008 convention for the Delaware Republican Party, Lee received over 80% of the delegate votes in the draft, despite not being present. Lee filed his campaign paperwork on May 9 and announced he will make the run for governor. Along with Charlie Copeland, the Lieutenant Governor nominee, Bill Lee is campaigning across the state. [http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080514/NEWS02/805140341]

Electoral history

References

Additional Resources

*"And Never Let Her Go: Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer" by Ann Rule
*"Fatal Embrace: The Inside Story Of The Thomas Capano/Anne Marie Fahey Murder Case" (St. Martin's True Crime Library.) by Cris Barrish

External links

* [http://www.leedelaware.com Bill Lee for Governor 2008]


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