Courts in Delaware
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Delaware's state court system is large, and is comprised of Justice of the Peace Courts, (Justice Courts,) Courts of Common Pleas, Superior Courts, Family Courts, The Court of Chancery, and the Delaware Supreme Court. In Delaware, Justice of the Peace Courts hear cases related to debts or trespass, landlord-tenant cases, criminal misdemeanors, and other civil cases worth less than $15,000. The Court of Common Pleas hears misdemeanors, civil cases worth less than $50,000, and appeals from the Justice Courts. Delaware's Superior Courts hear most criminal and civil cases, and appeals from the Court of Common Pleas. Delaware's Family Courts hear domestic matters including adoption, child support, and child custody. The Delaware Court of Chancery specializes in business law, and hears disputes between the numerous corporations and other businesses in Delaware. The Supreme Court of Delaware is the state's highest court.

Delaware's CourtConnect online database (http://courtconnect.courts.delaware.gov/public/ck_public_qry_main.cp_main_idx) provides information regarding Delaware civil cases. If you're trying to find out if someone has judgments against them in Delaware, you can search this database, and case dockets are also available here. Most Delaware court documents are available for public inspection and copying during normal business hours at the court where they are held.
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09, Feb 2012 - Court: Calif. gay marriage ban unconstitutional - WFMZ-TV Online
The court also rejected arguments by supporters of the ban that now-retired federal judge Vaughn Walker -- who found ... They are Hawaii, Delaware, New Jersey, Illinois and Rhode Island. Both sides of the dispute acknowledge the issue of same ...
09, Feb 2012 - Dover, DE Del. Judge Rejects Appeal of Death Row Inmate
A Delaware Superior Court judge has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a former Dover Air Force Base sergeant who killed his wife to collect on her life insurance policy.
09, Feb 2012 - New Castle, DE Federal judges asked to halt Delaware River deepening
A U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia is being asked to stop work on a $360 million dredging project on the Delaware River amid concerns from environmentalists and the state of New Jersey
09, Feb 2012 - Facing more time, ECI inmate hangs himself - Delaware Wave
WESTOVER -- A 27-year-old Salisbury man who was convicted on counterfeit currency and handgun charges by a Wicomico ... officials. Prison officers found Schirling in his cell at about 6 a.m. on Feb. 1, according to the Maryland Department ...
09, Feb 2012 - New Castle, DE Man wanted in killing of Conn. jeweler was well known in Unionville
The man authorities say killed a Connecticut jewelry store owner and stole $300,000 in diamonds before apparently killing himself in prison was for several years a well-known member of the exclusive Unionville
09, Feb 2012 - MARYLAND: Inmate guilty of murdering cellmate with TV - Delaware Wave
(AP) — A state prison inmate is looking at 17 more years behind bars ... Boyer was sentenced in 2004 to 50 years for eight counts of robbery with a deadly weapon in Anne Arundel, Harford and Baltimore counties and Baltimore city.
09, Feb 2012 - Dover, DE Solyndra Bankruptcy: Solar Panel Manufacturer Asks Judge To Approve $500,000 In Bonuses
DOVER, Del. -- A California solar panel manufacturer that received a half-billion dollar loan from the federal government before declaring bankruptcy is asking a Delaware judge to approve up to $500,000 in employee bonuses.
09, Feb 2012 - Dover, DE DEL HOUSING: Biden not yet ready to join foreclosure settlement
DOVER — Delaware would receive about $40 million in a proposed settlement between the nation’s attorneys general and five banks over alleged foreclosure abuses, but Attorney General Beau Biden told state lawmakers Wednesday that he’s still not ready to sign on to it.
09, Feb 2012 - New Castle, DE Milton man charged by DNREC Enforcement Agents - WGMD Radio
He was released on a $1000 unsecured bond pending a later court date ... hunting illegally on state-owned refuge lands (3), near New Castle. Public Safety: Failing to display hunter orange during a firearms season (2), Wilmington/Middletown.
09, Feb 2012 - Dover, DE Delaware judge rejects appeal of death row inmate - Delaware Wave
DOVER, Del. (WTW) — A Delaware Superior Court judge has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a former Dover Air Force Base sergeant who killed his wife to collect on her life insurance policy. Gary Ploof was convicted of shooting of his wife ...
09, Feb 2012 - Dover, DE Dodgers file bankruptcy reorganization plan - Signal
DOVER, Del. (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have filed a bankruptcy reorganization plan, a week after resolving a court fight with Fox Sports that threatened plans to sell the club. The Dodgers filed their plan Friday in bankruptcy court in Delaware ...
09, Feb 2012 - New Castle, DE UPDATE: Del. Pardons Board recommends clemency for Robert A. Gattis
The Delaware Board of Pardons announced Sunday that they will grant mercy and recommend to Gov. Jack Markell that Robert A. Gattis' death sentence be commuted to life in prison without parole.
09, Feb 2012 - New Castle, DE Man wanted in killing of Connecticut jeweler was well known in Unionville
The man authorities say killed a Connecticut jewelry store owner and stole $300,000 in diamonds before apparently killing himself in prison was for several years a well-known member of the exclusive Unionville and Chadds Ford community, viewed as likeable and sociable, those familiar with him said last week.
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09, Feb 2012 - Dover, DE Bankrupt solar firm Solyndra eyes employee bonuses
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