Maryellen Noreika

Maryellen Noreika (born July 12, 1966) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Biography Noreika earned her Bachelor of Science from Lehigh University, her Master of Arts in biology from Columbia University, and her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she was inducted into the Order of the Coif and served as a member of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review. She began her legal career as an associate at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell in Wilmington, Delaware, upon graduation from law school in 1993. During her 25 years at Morris Nichols, Noreika served as counsel in more than 500 cases, while specializing in patent law, and representing parties in cases involving biotechnology, chemistry, consumer products, computer science, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. Noreika worked at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell until she became a judge.