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The Delaware Supreme Court is the highest court in the State of Delaware. The Court has final appellate jurisdiction in criminal cases in which the sentence exceeds certain minimums, in civil cases as to final judgments and for certain other orders of the Court of Chancery, the Superior Court, and the Family Court. The Supreme Court has discretionary jurisdiction to issue writs of prohibition, quo warranto, certiorari, mandamus or to accept appeals of certain non-final orders or certified questions.

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May 18, 2024

Delaware Judiciary Marks 70th Anniversary of Landmark Brown v. Board of Education Ruling

The Delaware Judiciary marked the 70th anniversary of the 1954 United States Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education on by re-enacting a key part of the trial in one of the Delaware cases that became part of Brown. Friday’s re-enactment of expert testimony in the Belton case took place in courtroom 7E of the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center before an audience of about 200....

May 13, 2024

Chief Justice reports on release of two-year update to Bench and Bar Diversity Strategic Plan

Delaware Judiciary releases two-year update to Bench and Bar Diversity Strategic Plan

The Delaware Judiciary this month released a follow up report to its 2022 Strategic Plan to Improve Diversity in the Delaware Bench and Bar. At a Delaware State Bar Association event on May 10, 2024, Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. reported that, of the 50 recommendations in the Strategic Plan report, nearly two-thirds have been implemented or will be put into action in the coming months. “There will always be more to do, but we are well on our way to putting in place the recommended initiatives and are making good progress,” he said....

March 19, 2024

Delaware Supreme Court meets in Sussex County for the first time

On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the Delaware Supreme Court held oral arguments in Sussex County for the first time in its history as part of an ongoing effort to increase outreach to the community and high school students in particular. All five members of the state’s highest court met at Delaware Technical Community College’s Owens Campus in the Arts and Science Center....