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Jury Service Alert NoticeJury Service Alert Notice regarding COVID-19 . Jury Service Contact: New Castle - (302) 255-2491 / Kent - (302) 739-5328 / Sussex - (302) 856-5624 |
Superior Court Prothonotary ContactNew Castle: (302) 255-0735 Kent: (302) 735-1901 Sussex: (302) 855-7055 |
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Effective January 18, 2023
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Effective January 18, 2023
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Effective January 1, 2023
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Effective October 6, 2021
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The Honorable Danielle J. Brennan was publicly sworn in for her first term as Judge of the Superior Court of Delaware on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 at 3:45 p.m. in Courtroom 7E at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington.
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The Delaware State Bar Association this week presented Superior Court Judge William C.Carpenter Jr. with its highest honor, the First State Distinguished Service Award.
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Effective June 22, 2021. Administrative Order 2021-2 View Directive 2021-2
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The Honorable Reneta Green-Streett was sworn in as a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 3 p.m. in a small, private ceremony at the Kent County Courthouse in Dover. View Press Release
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The Superior Court of the State of Delaware expresses condolences to family, friends and co-workers of retired Superior Court Judge Robert B. Young who passed away on February 24, 2021. View Press Release
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Effective January 19, 2021. Administrative Order 2021-1 View Directive 2021-1
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The Delaware State Police have received information about fraudulent callers threatening individuals on probation with re-arrest for allegedly committing new crimes.
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Effective January 1, 2021. Administrative Directive No. 2021-1 Assignment of Judges. View Directive 2021-1
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Effective August 20, 2020
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Effective May 19, 2020
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Effective March 12, 2020
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Effective March 10, 2020
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July 13th through July 17th Application Deadline - April 3, 2020
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Effective January 1, 2020. Administrative Directive No. 2020-1 Assignment of Judges. View Directive 2020-1
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NOV
Effective November 5, 2019. Administrative Directive 2019-3. Mortgage Foreclosure Dormant Docket. View Directive 2019-2
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Effective November 5, 2019. Administrative Directive 2019-2. Automatic Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program. View Directive 2019-2
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The Honorable Meghan A. Adams was publicly sworn in for her first term as a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware on September 19, 2019 at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington.
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The Superior Court of the State of Delaware was saddened to learn today of the passing of one of our own, Judge John A. Parkins, Jr. The Court offers its condolences to his family, friends and co-workers.
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Jury Improvement Innovation project with Superior Court, Judicial Information Center (JIC) and Department of Technology and Information (DTI) receives special recognition from the Governor.
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This month a delegation of six high ranking judges from Taiwan met with President Judge Jan R. Jurden and the four Delaware Superior Court Judges who preside in the state's Complex Commercial Litigation Division (CCLD).
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The Honorable Michael Patrick Reynolds was appointed by former Governor Thomas R. Carper on October 17, 1994 and served as a Court Commissioner of the Superior Court in and for New Castle County until his retirement in September 2015.
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The Honorable Janine M. Salomone was publicly sworn in as a Commissioner of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware at 3 p.m. on March 29, 2019 in Courtroom 8B at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington.
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The Honorable Craig A. Karsnitz was publicly sworn in for his first term as a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware at 3 p.m. on November 30, 2018 in Courtroom 1 at the Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown.
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Effective January 1, 2019. Administrative Directive 2019-1. Assignment of Judges for the calendar year 2019. View Directive 2019-1
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The Honorable Craig A. Karsnitz was publicly sworn in for his first term as a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware at 3 p.m. on November 30, 2018 in Courtroom 1 at the Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown.
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The Superior Court's Project Rightful Owner, together with the Consumer Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice, and the New Castle County Sheriff, encourage homeowners who have lost their home due to a foreclosure sale to be proactive and check for any excess proceeds as a result of a Sheriff's Sale.
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The Superior Court of Delaware is pleased to announce improvements to our existing Jury Management System. The Court has incorporated a new online Juror Qualification Questionnaire Response Portal called Jury+ Web Solution.
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The Delaware Judiciary was saddened to learn of the passing of Alda Jean Monsen, the retired long-tenured Law Librarian at the courthouse in New Castle County, and offers their condolences to her family and friends and many co-workers in the Judiciary.
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The Superior Court and the Judicial Branch have named Superior Court Security Officer Erika Bradley as the 2017 Employee of the Year.
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The Honorable Sheldon K. Rennie was publicly sworn in for his first term as a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware at 3 p.m. on April 27, 2018 in Courtroom 8B at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington.
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The Delaware Judiciary was saddened to learn of the passing of retired Superior Court Judge Norman A. Barron on Feb. 13, 2018 and offer their condolences to his family and friends.
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Effective January 1, 2018, Superior Court adopts a new Civil Rule of Procedure 16.1. This mandatory non-binding arbitration rule addresses previously identified issues. In this new rule, the lawyers are charged with meeting the deadlines and in running the arbitration process. See, e.g., Civil Rule 16.1(d)-(f). More importantly, the arbitration process does not interfere with the issuance of a case scheduling order. See Civil Rule 16.1(h).
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Effective Monday, December 4, 2017, Superior Court's hours of operation, in New Castle County, will be from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
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Effective August 17, 2017. Administrative Directive No. 2017-6 Automatic Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program. View Directive 2017-6
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Effective April 23, 2017 Administrative Directive No. 2017-5 Relating to the Modification of Sentences for Habitual Criminal Offenders (Amending Special Rule of Procedure 2017-1). View Directive 2017-5
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Effective March 23, 2017. View Order
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Effective March 7, 2017. Administrative Directive 2017-4 Delaware Superior Court Bench-Bar Program. (Supersedes Administrative 2015-4) View Directive 2017-4
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Effective March 7, 2017. Administrative Directive 2017-3 Mediation Training Recertification (Supersedes Administrative 2009-2) View Directive 2017-3
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Effective February 10, 2017. Administrative Directive 2017-2. Special Rule of Procedure for the Modification of Sentence for Habitual Criminal Offenders. View Directive 2017-2
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Effective January 1, 2017. Administrative Directive 2017-1. Assignment of Judges for the calendar year 2017. View Directive 2017-1
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Superior Court has offices in New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County. You can find the addresses and phone numbers for those offices below.
New Castle County
Leonard L. Williams Justice Center
(formerly New Castle County Courthouse)
500 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
P: (302) 255-0800
(Building Opens at 8:30am)
Kent County
Kent County Courthouse
38 The Green
Dover, DE 19901
P: (302) 735-1900
(Building Opens at 8:15am)
Sussex County
Sussex County Courthouse
1 The Circle, Suite 2
Georgetown, DE 19947
P: (302) 855-7055
(Building Opens at 8:30am)