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Delaware State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the State of Delaware Welcome to Delaware on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the Delaware judicial system is laid out in Article IV of the state constitution. The state court system is made up of the Delaware Supreme Court, the Superior Court of Delaware, the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Delaware Family Court and the Delaware Court of Common Pleas. The federal court system is made up of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Decisions of this court are appealed to the Third Circuit. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in Delaware Delaware Supreme Court Appellate None Trial Delaware Superior Courts Delaware Court of Chancery Delaware Family Court Delaware Court of Common Pleas Delaware Justice of the Peace Courts Delaware Alderman's Courts State court projects involving Delaware Delaware Constitution Delaware Court on the Judiciary Judicial interest organizations Delaware counties There are 3 counties in Delaware. Each county is served by a Superior Court, a Family Court, a Court of Common Pleas and a Justice of the Peace Court.     To see a list of counties in Delaware, please see - Delaware counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the District of Delaware Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, District of Delaware Federal court projects involving Delaware Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, Delaware law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Judicial selection in Delaware uses the commission-selection, political appointment method. Candidates are chosen by a nominating commission and, from those candidates, the Governor makes the final appointment. Appointees must then be confirmed by the General Assembly. There are no judicial elections in Delaware. Selection Judicial selection in Delaware Delaware Supreme Court Delaware Superior Court Delaware Court of Chancery Delaware Family Court Delaware Court of Common Pleas Method Comm. select., Gov. appt., legislative confirmation Term - 12 years Method Comm. select., Gov. appt., legislative confirmation Term - 12 years Method Comm. select., Gov. appt., legislative confirmation Term - 12 years Method Comm. select., Gov. appt., legislative confirmation Term - 12 years Method Comm. select., Gov. appt., legislative confirmation Term - 12 years Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! The Judgepedia community is the backbone of our encyclopedia. Our community is made up of readers, editors and staff members across the county. You can contribute to Judgepedia in a number of ways: you can register with Judgepedia and make edits you can email our Editor at editor@judgepedia.org to alert us to errors, share news or ask questions you can email a photo of a judge or courthouse to our Image Coordinator at submitphoto@judgepedia.org if you are a judge or judicial candidate, you can submit your bio to Judgepedia you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter you can donate to the Lucy Burns Institute Editing Judgepedia You can join the 2,038 users on Judgepedia! Becoming an editor on Judgepedia is easy. Visit registering with Judgepedia or send an email to newuser@judgepedia.org. If you are new to wikis, visit our index of help pages to access Judgepedia's help pages. Judgepedia staff In addition to our volunteer editors, Judgepedia has a group of paid staff members. You can learn about our staff members by looking through their bio pages. All links below will redirect you to our sister site, Ballotpedia, an online encyclopedia focusing on United States' officials, candidates and ballot measures at all levels of government. ? Delaware State executives Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Superintendent of Education Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner of Labor President of Public Service Commission State legislature State Legislature House of Representatives Senate Chief Examiner Voting and elections Congress State executive officials State legislature State ballot measures Local ballot measures Redistricting in Delaware School district bond issues Vote fraud Laws and history Laws governing ballot measures in Delaware Laws governing recall Laws governing local measures Campaign finance requirements

Delaware The First State Motto:   Liberty and Independence Population:   900,877 Area of state:   2,489 sq. mi. Admitted to U.S.:   1787 Contribute to Judgepedia Join In: Learn about Judgepedia Join the community Edit Judgepedia Articles You Can Improve: James T. Vaughn, Jr. Paul R. Wallace Vivian L. Rapposelli Reporting Errors: Email the editor Add an error tag See projects in progress