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Press Releases

Title Date
The Honorable David Hume, IV Joins The Court of Chancery as Magistrate In Chancery 02/10/2025
The Delaware Court of Chancery Announces 3rd Annual Student Legal History Art Contest 01/29/2025
The Honorable Bonnie W. David Is Sworn In As Vice Chancellor Of The Court Of Chancery As The Honorable Sam Glasscock III Retires 01/07/2025
Chancellor McCormick Names the Honorable Selena E. Molina as Senior Magistrate Judge 01/02/2025
Gregory Birney Receives The Court of Chancery’s Annual Award For Attorney ad Litem Service to the Court 12/03/2024
The Honorable Danielle Gibbs Joins the Court of Chancery as Magistrate in Chancery 12/02/2024
Court of Chancery Updates Guidelines for Requesting Special Designation of Judicial Officers 11/19/2024
Court of Chancery Implements Amendments to Court Rules 143 and 144 11/14/2024
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