About Us
What We Do & Who We Are
The Superior Court has statewide original jurisdiction over criminal and civil cases, except for equity cases and domestic relations matters.
The Court has exclusive jurisdiction over felonies and drug offenses (except most felonies and drug offenses involving minors, and except possession of marijuana cases).
The Court serves as an intermediate appellate court, hearing appeals on the record from the Court of Common Pleas, Family Court (adult criminal), and more than 50 administrative agencies.
The Superior Court, which celebrated its 185th Anniversary in 2017 has courthouses located in three counties, New Castle, Kent and Sussex.
The Leonard L. Williams Justice Center renamed in 2016 (formerly the New Castle County Courthouse) is located in Wilmington.
The Kent County Courthouse is located in Dover, our state capital. The new addition to the Kent County Courthouse opened officially on June 14, 2011.
The Sussex County Courthouse is located in Georgetown. The historic Sussex County Courthouse was renovated in 2006.
Each courthouse employs state-of-the-art courtroom technologies, including efiling and docketing, digital audio recording, Realtime transcription, wireless access, electronic evidence presentation systems as well as an integrated statewide case management system with an automated sentencing order program.
The Court also has developed multiple programs to provide more efficient and cost-effective services through specialized courts such as:
To serve the public we continually expand our online services which now provide:
- Jury Service Reporting
- Civil Case Database
- Court Forms Database
- Project Rightful Owner Database
- Trade, Business and Fictitous Names Database
The Basics
Where We Are
Leonard L. Williams Justice Center
500 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 255-0800
Kent County Courthouse
414 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 735-1900
*TDD-ONLY (302) 739-1587
Sussex County Courthouse
1 The Circle, Suite 2
Georgetown, DE 19947
Phone: (302) 855-7055
*TDD-ONLY (302) 856-5895
*TDD for deaf or hard of hearing ONLY
