Sussex County Courts including Justice of the Peace Court 2, 4, and 17 will be closing at noon on Thursday, November 7th for Return Day. JP Court 14 will be closed the entire day due to proximity to Return Day events.

The Delaware State Courts will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2024 for Veterans Day. Justice of the Peace Court 11 (New Castle County) and Court 7 (Kent County) will remain open 24 hours and Justice of the Peace Court 3 (Sussex County) will be open from 6AM – 12PM (no new cases after 11:00PM).

Press Releases and Announcements


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Press Releases

Title Date
The Honorable Christian Douglas Wright Joins The Court Of Chancery As Magistrate In Chancery 11/04/2024
Court of Chancery Updates Guidelines for Litigants 10/15/2024
Court of Chancery holds special session at historic New Castle Court House Museum in old New Castle 09/19/2024
Court of Chancery Publishes Revised Sample Confidentiality And Quick Peek Stipulations 07/12/2024
The Court of Chancery Mourns the Passing of Chancellor Grover C. Brown 07/11/2024
Court of Chancery Implements Second Tranche of Amendments to Court Rules 05/31/2024
The Delaware Court of Chancery Announces Winners in Student Art Contest 04/24/2024
Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III Announces His Retirement 02/16/2024
The Delaware Court of Chancery Announces Student Art Scholarship Contest to Mark the Anniversary of the Historic Desegregation Rulings 02/06/2024
Nora McDonough Crawford Receives The Court of Chancery’s Annual Award For Attorney ad Litem Service to the Court 12/05/2023
Court of Chancery Launches Multi-Year Project To Update Court Rules 09/25/2023
Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick’s Temporary Absence 08/15/2023
Publication of Redacted Opinions Resolving Guardianship Petitions 08/04/2023
The Title Of “Master in Chancery” Is Now “Magistrate in Chancery” 07/19/2023
Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III is sworn in for his second term on the Delaware Court of Chancery 07/12/2023
The Delaware Court of Chancery Announces Student Art Contest Winners 07/03/2023
List of listen-only public access numbers for AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Stockholder Litigation hearing 06/22/2023
Aaron Goldstein Joins Court of Chancery As Chief Staff Attorney 06/21/2023
Protocol order issued in the Court of Chancery Civil Action No. 2023-0215-MTZ, In Re AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Stockholder Litigation 06/14/2023
The Delaware Court of Chancery Announces Student Art Contest to Mark the Anniversary of the Court's Historic Desegregation Rulings 05/04/2023
Court of Chancery Announces New Court Administrator 03/23/2023
Court Of Chancery Publishes Revised Supplemental Information Form 02/28/2023
Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III Takes Personal Leave 02/09/2023
The Honorable Bonnie W. David Joins The Court Of Chancery As Master In Chancery 01/03/2023
The Honorable Loren Mitchell Joins The Court Of Chancery As Master In Chancery 12/05/2022