He was a corporate litigator[3] at the firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and then Counsel to Governor Thomas R. Carper.
During the 2006–2007 academic year, he served as a special judicial consultant to the American Bar Association's Committee on Corporate Laws.
[6][7] In July 2019, Strine announced his retirement from the bench, to be carried out at the end of September or October or upon the confirmation of his successor.
[10] Strine lives in Hockessin, Delaware, with his wife Carrie, an occupational therapist, and their two sons, James and Benjamin.
In short, I blew it.” Although he acknowledged that his "original factual finding to the contrary was inaccurate," Strine held that his error did not change the outcome of the case.