United States District Court for the District of Delaware
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The United States District Court for the District of Delaware is the Federal district court having jurisdiction over the entire state of Delaware. The Court sits in Wilmington. Currently, three judges and two magistrate judges preside over the court.
The Court is notable for hearing and trying a large number of patent and other complex commercial disputes. In addition, it has limited original and broad appellate jurisdiction over bankruptcy disputes which are filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
The current U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware is Colm F. Connolly.
When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals based in Downtown Philadelphia at the James Byrne Courthouse.
Judges
Since the court was established, 23 Article III federal judges have served on it.[1]
Article III judges
- Chief Judge Greg Sleet
- Joseph Farnan (retiring July 31, 2010)
- Sue Robinson
- Vacancy
- Nominated by Ronald Reagan: Joseph Farnan
- Nominated by George H.W. Bush: Sue Robinson
- Nominated by Bill Clinton: Greg Sleet
Senior judges
Magistrate judges
External links
- US District Court for District of Deleware
- Judges of the District of Delaware
- US Attorney's Office for the District of Delaware
- Opinions of the District of Delaware
References
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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the District of Delaware |
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| Active judges |
Chief judge: Sleet • Farnan • Robinson |
| Senior judges | |
| Magistrate judges | |
| Former judges |
Bedford • Bradford • Bradford II • Fisher • Hall • Jordan • Latchum • Layton • Leahy • McKelvie • Morris • Nields • Rodney • Roth • Stapleton • Steel • Wales • Wright |
