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New Castle County
New Castle County Courthouse
500 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Telephone 302.255.0800
TDD 302.255.2296

Kent County
Kent County Courthouse
38 The Green
Dover, DE 19901
Telephone 302.739.3184
TDD 302.739.1587

Sussex County
Sussex County Courthouse
1 The Circle, Suite 2
Georgetown, DE 19947
Telephone 302.855.7055
TDD 302.856.5895

Superior Court Governance

SUPERIOR COURT GOVERNANCE

Administrative Directives
Administrative Orders
Administrative Rules
Administrative Plans
Administrative Notices, Memos & Other Documents

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVES — Current. View all directives including rescinded. >>

(Effective date in parentheses.)

2009

No. 2009-4 Designation of Judgment Cases for e-Filing. ( 1 Januaary 2010. )

No. 2009-3-Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program. ( 31 August. )

No. 2009-2 Mediation Training. ( 13 August. )

No. 2009-1 Assignment of Judges. ( 1 January. )

2008

No. 2008-3 Mortgage Foreclosure Dormant Docket. ( 27 October. )

No. 2008-2 Lifting of Stay of Operation of Vehicle Causing Death Cases. ( 17 October. )

No. 2008-1 Assignment of Judges. ( 1 January. )

2007

No. 2007-6 E-file Administrative Procedures. ( 13 December. ) [ Supersedes Administrative Directive No. 2003-8. ]

No. 2007-5 Commissioners Powers. ( 6 December. ) [ Supersedes Administrative Directive No. 2000-3. ]

No. 2007-4 Designation of Complaints, Mechanic's Liens & Mortgage Cases for e-Filing. ( 1 January '08. )

No. 2007-3 [ Rescinded by Administrative Directive 2008-2. ]

No. 2007-2 Designation of ADR Cases for e-Filing Pursuant to Superior Court Civil Rule 79.1. ( 1 April. )

No. 2007-1 Assignment of Judges. ( 1 January. )

2006

No. 2006-2 Assignment of Civil and Criminal Cases in New Castle County. (1 January.)

No. 2006-1 Assignment of Judges. (1 January.)

2005

No. 2005-4 Assignment of Judges. (21 September.)

No. 2005-3 Administrative Procedures for Release from Custody. (12 September.)

No. 2005-2 Assignment of Judges. (6 June.)

No. 2005-1 Administrative Procedures for Consolidation of Cases Under Senate Bill 50. (7 January.)

2004

No. 2004-2 Assignment of Judges. (1 January.)

No. 2004-1 Assignment of Judges. (17 May.)

2003

No. 2003-8 [ Rescinded by Administrative Directive 2007-6. ]

No. 2003-7 Designation of Certain Non-Arbitration Cases for eFiling. (12 August.)

No. 2003-6 Procedures for Handling Applications to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. (17 July.)

No. 2003-5 Assignment of Judges, Revision of Administrative Directive 2000-1—Updated Exhibit. (20 February.)

No. 2003-4 Lifting of Temporary Stay of Pending Trials and/or Penalty Hearings in

Capital First-Degree Murder Cases. (24 January.)

No. 2003-3 Assignment of Judges, Revision of Administrative Directive 2000-1. (21 January.)

No. 2003-2 [ Rescinded by Administrative Directive 2003-8. ]

No. 2003-1 [ Stay Rescinded January 27, 2003.]

2002

No. 2002-1 [ Stay Rescinded by Administrative Directive 2003-4, January 24, 2003. ]

2001

No. 2001-3 Assignment of Judges—Revision. (5 June.)

No. 2001-2 Use of Internet and Other Electronic Communication Tools. (22 May.)

No. 2001-1 Strategic Plan for Making Court's Record. (12 April.)

2000

No. 2000-5 Policy on Public Access to Judicial Records. (3 April.)

No. 2000-4 Superior Court Travel Expenses Policy. (18 February.)

No. 2000-3 Assignment of Commissioners' Duties. (1 January.)

No. 2000-2 Designation of Pretrial Supervision of Juvenile Defendant Criminal Cases. (18 February.)

No. 2000-1 [ Amended by Administrative Directives 2003-3 and 2003-5 ]

1999

No. 99-3 [ Rescinded by Administrative Directive 2003-6. ]

No. 99-2 Educational Assistance. (2 August.)

No. 99-1 Assignment of Division Chiefs and Judges. (8 March.)

1998

No. 98-3 List of Capital Penalty Hearing Cases. (2 June.)

No. 98-2 Assignment of Division Chiefs and Judges. (2 March.)

No. 98-1 Policy and Complaint Procedure for Harassment. (20 January.)

1997

No. 97-2 [ Rescinded by Administrative Directive 2003-6. ]

No. 97-1 Confidentiality of Social Security Numbers. (12 February.)

1996

No. 96-5 Merger of Criminal Divisions I and II in New Castle County. (15 November.)

No. 96-4 Employee Dress Code Policy. (4 October.)

No. 96-3 Superior Court Travel Expenses Policy. (24 September.)

No. 96-2 Reassignment of Certain Pending Criminal Cases. (22 May.)

No. 96-1 Policy on Public Access to Superior Court Judicial Records. (13 May.)

1995

No. 95-1 Individual Assignment of Civil and Appellate Calendars. (31 July.)

No. [ ] Standard for Timely Disposition of Appellate Cases. (21 March.)

1994

No. 94-8 Special Assignment of Pretrial Supervision of Juvenile Defendant Criminal Cases. (23 December.)

No. 94-7 General Procedures for Consideration of Petitions for Writs of Habeas Corpus. (5 December.)

No. 94-6 Assignment of Commissioners' Duties. (23 November.)

No. 94-5 Assignment of Division Chiefs and Judges. (23 November.)

No. 94-4 Special Assignment of Retrials. (7 October.)

No. 94-3 Assignment of Division Chiefs and Judges. (23 August.)

No. 94-2 Superior Court Travel Expenses Policy. (9 June.)

No. 94-1 Assignment of Division Chiefs and Judges. (10 February.)

1993

No. 93-3 Docketing of Appealable Civil Orders. (15 December.)

No. 93-2 Prohibition of Bias and Invidious Discrimination. (15 July.)

No. 93-1 Electronic Filing of Dismissals (Nolle Prosequi) by the Attorney General. (15 July.)

1992

No. 92-4 Assignment of Division Chiefs and Judges. (22 September.)

No. 92-3 Disposition of Defendant Pending Level 4 Violation Hearing. (21 September.)

No. 92-2 Temporary Stay of All Trials and Penalty Hearings in Capital First-Degree Murder Cases

Rescinded. (18 February.)

No. 92-1 Assignment of Civil Division Chief for New Castle County. (4 February.)

1991

No. 91-2 Temporary Stay of All Trials and Penalty Hearings in Capital First-Degree Murder Cases. (13 November.)

No. 91-1 Assignment of Division Chiefs and Judges. (11 June.)

No. [ ] Administrative Order of March 14, 1989 Vacated. (3 June.)

No. [ ] Administrative Order of November 7, 1989 Vacated. (9 April.)

No. [ ] Assignment of Division Chiefs and Judges for Criminal Divisions. (1 April.)

1990

No. 90-3 Rescheduling Criminal Cases. (21 March.)

No. 90-2 Motion Practice in New Castle County. (15 March.)

No. 90-1 Expedited Case Track for Civil Cases. (6 March.)

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS

2007
	No. 2007-1 Court Security Assessment. (1 December.)

2000
	Policy, Time Standards, and Procedures Relating to Civil Case Disposition. (1 January.)
	Policy, Time Standards, and Procedures Relating to Criminal Case Disposition. (1 January.)

1995
	Standard for Timely Disposition of Appellate Cases. (1 April.)

ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Civil Rules

	Rules of Civil Procedure, Superior Court of Delaware. *Online version courtesy of LEXIS Publishing.

	Order Amending Civil Rule 90.1(b)(v)—Civil Action Number or Criminal Identification Number (Effective 1 July 2009.)
	Order Amending Civil Rule 69—Return of Sheriff's Sales of Real Estate (Effective 1 June 2009.)
	Order Amending Civil Rule 77—Court Security Assessment (Effective 1 December 2007.)

Criminal Rules

	Rules of Criminal Procedure, Superior Court of Delaware. *Online version courtesy of LEXIS Publishing.

Procedural Rules—Weapons Permits

	Rule 11 Del. C. § 1441—Issuance & Renewal of Licenses to Carry Concealed Deadly Weapons.


ADMINISTRATIVE PLANS

Civil Plans

	Civil Case Management Plan—New Castle County. [Large file; loads slowly.]
	Civil Case Management Plan—Kent County. [Large file; loads slowly.]
	Civil Case Management Plan—Sussex County. [Large file; loads slowly.]

Criminal Plans

	Criminal Case Management Plan—New Castle County.
	Criminal Case Management Plan—Kent County.
	Criminal Case Management Plan—Sussex.

Judges' Rotation Plan

	Judges' Rotation Plan for January 2008 - November 2009.

Jury Plans

	Petit Jury Plan.
	Order Adopting Revised Petit Jury Plan.
	Plan for the Special Selection of Juries. (22 August 1994.) [See also: Civil Rule 3(e).]
	Special Jury Plan for Capital Cases.


ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICES, MEMORANDUMS & OTHER DOCUMENTS

	Memo Re: Vacating Special Assignment of Cases Pertaining to 21 Del. C. §4176A. (17 October 2006.)
	Lexis Nexis e-File Kent County Sheriff Returns. (5 February 2007.)
	LexisNexis e-File Kent County Judgment and Execution Writs. (5 September 2006.)
	Guide to the Delaware Rules of Legal Citation in the Superior Court of Delaware. (September 2004.)
	Memo to Members of the Bar Re: Superior Court Rule 4(d), Title 10 §3104, §3112 and §3114 (25 August 2004.)
	Sentencing Memorandum No. 1—Sentencing to KEY or Greentree programs.
	Sentencing Memorandum No. 2—Calculation of Credit Time.
	Sentencing Memorandum No. 3—Time Served and Related Issues.
	Sentencing Memorandum No. 4—Commencement of the Level IV Portion of a Sentence
	Where Level V is Suspended on the Date of Sentencing.
	Sentencing Memorandum No. 5—Offenses for which no good time can be earned.
	Superior Court Expectations for Attorney's Professionalism and Civility in a Courtroom Setting. (8 April 2004.)

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