The Sussex County Courthouse is closed today March 28, 2024, due to a water leak and ceiling collapse.

The Delaware State Courts will be closed on Friday, March 29, 2024 in observance of Good Friday. Justice of the Peace Court 11 (New Castle County) and Court 7 (Kent County) will remain open 24 hours and Justice of the Peace Court 3 (Sussex County) will be open from 6AM-Midnight (no new cases after 11PM).

Sussex County Catalog


CODES / DICTIONARIES / DIGESTS / REGIONAL REPORTERS / PERIODICALS

Codes

USCA
DELAWARE CODE (LEXIS)
DELAWARE CODE WITH COMMENTARIES (WEST)
REVISED VOLS. DE CODE AND POCKET PARTS
DELAWARE LAWS 1700-PRESENT
DELAWARE JOURNALS (HOUSE AND SENATE)
SIGNED DELAWARE LEGISLATION

Dictionaries / Atlas

AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY
BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY
THE BLUE BOOK OF LEGAL CITATION-HARVARD 20th Ed.
COSMOPOLITAN WORLD ATLAS
DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN REGIONAL ENGLISH (DARE)-CASSIDY
MARTINDALE HUBBELL
PDR MEDICAL DICTIONARY
PDR
SPANISH LAW DICTIONARY
RAND MCNALLY WORLD ATLAS
WEBSTER'S NEW COLLEGE DICTIONARY 3rd Ed.
WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY
WORDS AND PHRASES

Digests

ATLANTIC DIGEST 1st AND 2D DELAWARE AND ATLANTIC DIGEST

Periodicals

US LAW WEEKLY
IN RE
DELAWARE DISTRICT DIGEST (1984-2000)
THIRD CIRCUIT DIGEST (1994-2007)
DELAWARE LAW MONTHLY (1978-1998)
DELAWARE REGISTER OF REGULATIONS
DELAWARE JURISPRUDENCE (1995-1998)
DSBA “The Journal”

Regional Reporters

ATLANTIC REPORTER
DELAWARE REPORTER
ALR 1st - 6th EDITIONS
ALR FEDERAL 1st & 2d
ALR DIGEST
U.S. SUPREME COURT REPORTER
DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT
DELAWARE CHANCERY REPORTS
DELAWARE REPORTS

PRACTICE MATERIALS / ENCYCLOPEDIAS / FORM / TREATISES

RESTATEMENT OF THE LAW
MOORE'S FEDERAL PRACTICE
WRIGHT AND MILLER FEDERAL PRACTICE & PROCEDURE
AM JUR 1st & 2d EDITIONS
AM JUR LEGAL FORMS 2d EDITION
AM JUR PLEADINGS AND PRACTICE FORMS REVISED EDITION
AM JUR PROOF OF FACTS 1-3 EDITIONS
AM JUR TRIALS 1ST EDITION
BLACKSTONE'S COMMENTARIES
WOOLLEY ON DELAWARE PRACTICE
BENDERS FORMS OF DISCOVERY
1976 CRIMINAL CODE WITH COMMENTARY
WEST'S LEGAL FORMS
MODEL PENAL CODE

OPINIONS AND ORDERS FROM 1969-2006

SUPREME COURT*
SUPREME COURT*
SUPERIOR COURT-on DVD
COURT OF CHANCERY*
FAMILY COURT*
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COURTS*
JP COURT MEMORANDUMS*

ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS*
A.G. BOUND OPINIONS 1963-1972
ETHICS OPINIONS*
TRUTH IN SENTENCING*
PERB DECISIONS*

*in the process of being converted to DVD

TEXT AND TREATISES BY SUBJECT

Administrative Law

Administrative Law-Pierce
Administrative Law-Aman
Administrative Law Treatise-Davis

Art of Advocacy

Direct Exam-Baldwin
Appeals-Houst
Settlements-Miller
Summation-Smith

Automobile Law

Handling Automobile Warranty and Repossession Cases-Billings
Automobile Law and Practice-Blashfield
Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction and Cause Analysis-Limpert
Automobile Insurance Law and No Fault Law-Joost

Arbitration-Mediation

Commercial Arbitration-Domke
A Practical Guide to Negotiation-Guernsey
Construction Arbitration-Oehmke

Banks & Banking

Banking Law-Matthew Bender
Banks and Banking-Michie
Banking Law Manual-McCoy
Bankruptcy (15th)-Collier
Collier Bankruptcy Manual 3rd edition
Collier Bankruptcy Consumer Bankruptcy Guide

Civil Rights

Civil Rights Litigation and Attorneys Fees Annual Handbook-National Lawyers Guild
Immigrations and Procedure Handbook 2007 and 2008

Class Action

Class Actions-Newburg

Conflict of Law

The Conflict of Laws-Beale
Conflict of Laws (4th edition)-Cramton
Conflict of Laws (4th edition)-Scoles
Commentary on Conflict of Laws-Weintraus
American Conflicts Law-Leflar

Constitutional Law

Modern Constitutional Law-Antieau
Constitutional Rights of the Accused-Cook
Constitutional Limitations (8th edition)-Cooley
State Constitutional Law: Litigation Individual Right, Claims, & Defenses-Friesen
Constitutional Law (4th edition)-Nissman
Treatise on Constitutional Law-Russo
American Constitutional Law-Tigar
First Amendment Law Handbook-Swanson
Handbook of Free Speech and Free Press-Barron
Guidebook to Freedom of Information and Privacy Facts-Franklin
The Common Law-Holmes
Fair Housing-Kushner
Sexual Orientation and the Law-National Lawyers Guild
Freedom of Speech-Smolla
Handbook of Free Speech and Free Press-Barron
Freedom of Speech-Federal Judicial Center

Consumer Credit

Consumer Law & Practice-Alperin Handling Consumer Credit-Fonseca

Contracts

Contracts (3rd edition)-Calamari
Contracts-Corbin
Contracts-Williston
Contract Enforcement-Yorio

Corporate

Commentaries and Cases on Law of Business
Organization-Allen and Kraackman
Principles of Corporate Governance-American Law Institute
Proxy Contests for Corporate Control-Aranow & Einhorn
The Delaware Law of Corporations & Business
Organizations (3rd)-Balotti
Meetings of Stockholders-Balotti
Delaware Corporation Law and Practice-Matthew Bender
The Business Judgment Rule: Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Directors-Block
Corporate Governance-Branson
Law of Corporate Officers and Directors-Brodsky
Chancery Pleadings and Practice-Chas
Shareholders Derivative Actions: Law and Practice-DeMett
Cyclopedia Corporations-Fletcher
Delaware General Corporate Law-Fletcher
The Law of Modern Commercial Practices-Fonesca
Corporations (4th)-Hamilton
Corporations (3rd)-Henn
The Professional Skills of the Small Business Lawyer-Haynsworth
Limited Liability Companies & Partnerships- Humphries
Acquisitions and Mergers: Negotiated and Contested Transactions-Lorne
Securities Regulations-Loss
Delaware Limited Partnerships-Lubaroff
Macey: Iconic Cases in Chancery Court
Excess Liability-Persons
Piercing the Corporate Veil (Corporate Law)-Presser
Limited Liability Corporations-Ribstein and Keatinge
Transfer of Stocks-Rhodes Modern Law of Partnership-Rowley
Mergers and Acquisitions: Deal litigation under
Delaware Corporation Laws-Welch

Criminal Law & Evidence

Police Misconduct (3rd)-Avery
Complete Manual of Criminal Forms-Bailey
Crimes of Violence Rape and Other Sex Crimes-Bailey
Criminal Trial Techniques-Bailey
Defending Business and White Collar Crimes-Bailey
Handling Narcotics and Drug Cases-Bailey
Crimes of Violence (Homicide and Assault)-Bailey
Handling Misdemeanor Cases (2nd)-Bailey
Defense of Speeding, Reckless Driving and Vehicular
Homicide-Mathew Bender
Weinstein's Federal Evidence Defense of Narcotics Cases-Beste
A Practical Guide to Federal Evidence-Bocchino
The Laws of Probation and Parole-Cohen
Defense of Drunk Diving Cases-Erwin
Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence-Federal
Judicial Center
Handling Drunk Driving Cases-Fiandach
Wiretapping and Eavesdropping-Fishman & McKenne
Rethinking Criminal Law-Fletcher
E-discovery and Digital Evidence-Grenig
Professional Responsibility as a Criminal Lawyer-Hall
Search and Seizure-Hall
Forensic Pathology in Criminal Cases-Hanzlick
Search and Seizure Checklist-Hermann
Federal Sentencing Law and Practice-Hutchinson Courtroom Criminal Evidence
Exculpatory Evidence
Scientific Evidence
Uncharged Misconduct Evidence
Evidence (Civil and Criminal)-Jones
Indictments-Joyce
Modern Criminal Procedure-Kamisar
Investigation & Prosecution of DWI and Vehicular
Homicide-Kwasnoki
Criminal Procedure-Lafave
Search and Seizure-Lafave
Substantive Criminal Law-Lafave
Federal Habeas Corpus Practice and Procedure- Liebman
Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence-Lexis Nexis
Evidence-Lily
New Wigmore on Evidence
The Entrapment Defense-Marcus
Evidence-McCormick
Prosecution and Defense of Criminal Conspiracy Cases-Marcus
The Prosecution and Defense of Sex Crimes- Morosco
Federal Rules Pamphlet 2001-2005-Moore
Federal Evidence (2nd)-Micker & Kirkpatrick
The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence-National
Research Council
Beating the Insanity Defense-Nissman
Law of Confessions-Nissman
Criminal Law-Perkins
Prisoners and the Law-Robbins
Criminal Law Defenses-Robinson
Federal Rules of Evidence Manuel-Saltzburg
Pleadings and Evidence-Saunders
Psychiatric and Psychological Evidence (3rd)-Shuman
Eyewitness Testimony-Arnolds
Pleading-Stephen
Federal Appeals/Jurisdiction and Practice-Tigar
Criminal Evidence (14th)-Wharton
Criminal Law-Torcia
Criminal Procedure-Torcia
Evidence-Wigmore
Drug Testing Legal Manual (2nd)-Zeese
Appellate Review of Sentences-ABA
Discovery and Procedure Before Trial-ABA
Electronic Surveillance-ABA
Post Conviction Remedies-ABA
Pretrial Release-ABA
Probation-ABA
Sentencing Alternatives and Procedures-ABA
The Function of the Trial Judge-ABA
The Urban Police Function-ABA
Procedures in Drug Treatment Courts-ABA
Standards for Criminal Justice Prosecution Function
and Defense (3rd)-ABA
Pleading-Chitty
Juror Misconduct-Hardwick
Post-Conviction Remedies-Yackle
Hearsay Handbook-Binder

Damages

Damages in Torts
Stein on Personal Damages
Punitive Damages-Blatt

Discovery

Bender's Forms of Discovery

Elder Law

Elder Law Answer Book-Fleming/Davis

Eminent Domain

Nichols on Eminent Domain

Environmental

Hazardous Products Litigation 2d-Swartz
Superfund Law and Procedure-Topel
Rodgers on Environmental Law

Equity

Pomeroy Equity Jurisprudence McClintock 2d Hornbook

Legal Ethics

ABA Rules on Professional Ethics
Attorney's Fee
The Law of Lawyering
Lawyers Manual on Professional Conduct
Model Rules Professional Conduct 3d
Judicial Ethics
Mallen on Legal Malpractice

Family Law

Child Custody and Visitation
Martial Property
Lindey on Separation Agreements
The Law of Domestic Relations-Clark
Family Law and Practice

Insurance

Appleman/Holmes Law & Practice 2D
Couch on Insurance
Umbrella Book-200
Insurance Bad Faith Litigation-Shernoff
Insurance Bad Faith-Wall
Litigation and Prevention of Bad Faith Actions-Ashley

Intellectual Property Including Copyright, Patent, Trademark and Monopolies

Callman on Unfair Competition and Trademarks
Walker on Patents
Nimmer on Copyright

Jury Instructions

Federal Jury Practice & Instructions -O'Malley, Grenig, & Lee
Reids Branson Instructions to Juries
Jury Instructions in Automobile Negligence Actions
Jury Instructions on Damages in Tort Actions

Labor / Employment Law

Americans with Disabilities Dismissal
Employment Discrimination and Pension Arbitration
Employment 4th (Rothstein)
Labor & Employment Arbitration 2d (Bornstein)
Larson's Workers' Compensation

Medical

Ausman and Snyders Medical Library 2006
Gray's Attorney Textbook on Medicine
Medical Malpractice-Louisell and Williams

Municipal - Corporations - Ordinances

McQuillin on Municipal Corporations
Matthews Municipal Ordinances
Antieau on Local Government-Stevenson

Negligence

Comparative Negligence Law & Practice Comparative Negligence Manual

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Law-Rothstein

Partnerships

Bromberg Ribstein On Partnership Lukoff & Altman Limited Partnership

Pattern Discovery

Tort Action
Motor Vehicle
Deposition Checklist
Employment Discrimination
Products Liability

Practice and Procedure

Moore's Federal Practice
Federal Civil & Criminal Procedure & Rules
Wright & Miller Federal Practice & Procedure

Products Liability / Consumer Law

American Law of Products Liability Hazardous Products Litigation-Swartz

Real Estate / Property

Powell on Property
Thompson on Property
Cunningham on Property

Remedies

Dobbies Law of Remedies

Restitution

Palmer on Restitution

Securities

Loss on Security Regulations
Loss Fundamentals of Security Regulations
Hazen Securities Regulations

Social Security

McCormick Disability Claims-Samuels

Statutory Construction

Sutherland on Statutory Construction 5th & 6th Eds. Dobbies Law of Remedies

Torts

The Law of Torts-Harper & Gray
Modern Tort Law 2d-Lee and Lindahl
The Law of Torts-Dobbs (formerly Prosser-Keeton)
Cooley's on Torts
Recovery for Wrongful Death Handbook - 2005

Trusts

Scott on Trusts
Durable Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives-Jordan
Bogert on Trust

UCC

White & Summers 5th on the UCC Anderson on UCC

ULA

Uniform Laws Annotated

Wills

Page on Wills Will Contests 2d-Ross & Reed

Workers Compensation

Larson's Workmens' Comp.

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