October 2, 2020
Delaware Courts move to a modified Phase 3 of reopening plan; Chief Justice extends judicial emergency to Nov. 4, 2020
On Friday, Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., in consultation with the other Justices of the Delaware Supreme Court, signed an order extending the judicial emergency to Nov. 4, 2020 and moved the courts to a modified Phase 3 of the Courts’ reopening plan. The modified Phase 3 reopening, which goes into effect on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, will allow jury trials to resume as set forth in a report by the Courts Reopening Committee in August....
August 12, 2020
Delaware Supreme Court adopts limited practice privilege for 2020 Bar Applicants
The Delaware Supreme Court today adopted a limited practice privilege order that will allow many of the applicants for the 2020 Delaware Bar Exam to start their legal careers pending the administration of the 2021 Delaware Bar Exam. This extraordinary measure is designed to ameliorate the hardships that candidates for admission to the Delaware Bar face after the cancellation of the 2020 Bar Exam.....
July 24, 2020
Delaware Supreme Court cancels in-person 2020 Bar Exam
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. announced today that the Supreme Court has canceled the
in-person 2020 Bar Examination scheduled for September 9-11. In lieu of the 2020 Bar Exam,
the Board is working with the Supreme Court to implement a temporary limited practice rule that
will allow many of this year’s bar candidates to perform legal work in Delaware, under the
supervision of a Delaware lawyer, until the next administration of the Bar Exam....
