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).

Judicial Officers' Civil Case Management Preferences

Judicial Officers' Civil Case Management Preferences


General Information for Attorneys:

Superior Court's Civil Case Management Plans (Plans), Rules of Civil Procedure (Rules), Administrative Directives (Directives), and Administrative Orders (Orders) provide attorneys with significant information applicable to civil court proceedings. However, each judge or commissioner may have individual preferences with respect to specific practices and procedures.

Superior Court's civil case management plans for all counties are presently being amended.

Our Judicial Officers' Preferences section provides detailed information about individual judge's or commissioner's particular practices and procedures for civil case management in an effort further to assist attorneys and legal staff. To view individual preferences, select the judicial officer's name from the Judicial Preferences Drop Down Menu above.

Preference profiles do not restate procedures otherwise set forth in Superior Court Plans, Rules, Directives, or Orders. Any variances are specially noted.

These particular practices and procedures may be periodically revised.

The Court expects counsel to exercise the highest standards of professionalism and civility (View Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers, 2003) just as counsel may expect the same from the Court. View Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Judges, 2003.