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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18, May 2012 - New wealth of evidence released in Trayvon Martin shooting - Delaware County Daily Times
He and his attorney will have two more chances to invoke the ... Larry Kobilinsky, professor of forensic science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, said that after reviewing the evidence, he thinks Zimmerman is in a good ...
18, May 2012 - Upper Darby husband held for trial in death of his wife - Delaware County Daily Times
Sitting next to his attorney Scott Kramer, Singh, dressed in red prison garb ... transported to Delaware County Memorial Hospital and admitted for treatment. Criminal Investigator Michael Pecko testified about interviewing Singh at the hospital ...
18, May 2012 - Mr. Earl W. Annis Jr. - Delaware Wave
Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations may be made to the S.P.C.A., PO Box 164, Onley, Va. 23418 ... having worked with Accomack County, Eastern Correctional Institute and Wicomico County courts; and was a former longtime member of ...
18, May 2012 - Muncie man's trip to campus ends with his arrest - Star-Press
Questioned by police, Phipps told officers he was bound for Bracken Library for some studying ... He was being held in the Delaware County jail on Tuesday under a $5,000 bond, preliminarily charged with three counts of theft.
18, May 2012 - Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment - WCBD
Wilson is currently serving a 42-month prison sentence for an unrelated weapons crime conviction ... Mathis played for Morgan State University in Baltimore and Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa. The New Haven public defender's office, which ...
18, May 2012 - Court appearance for Iowa teen charged in killings - WHBF TV
MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) - A court appearance is set for a 17-year-old boy charged with killing his grandparents at their home in Manchester. Isaiah Sweet was arrested Monday night in Cedar Rapids. Earlier Monday, he was charged in Delaware County with two ...
18, May 2012 - County attorney: Manchester couple shot to death - Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) --- The Delaware County attorney says a Manchester couple found dead ... when relatives arrived for a Mother's Day gathering. According to a criminal complaint, Isaiah Sweet called a friend Friday evening and told her ...
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DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) -- A central Ohio man who killed a state trooper in a 2001 drunken driving crash is being sent back to prison for getting behind the wheel again. Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O'Brien says 43-year-old David Dye was ...
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“There’s more of an anti-corporate attitude ... a website for lawyers. “I like it all, but I really like giving opening statements.” Gregory Williams, a lawyer at Richards Layton & Finger PA in Wilmington, Delaware, watched Naftalis ...
18, May 2012 - Ex-Montco cop charged with stealing guns, drugs - Delaware County Daily Times
HATBORO, Pa. - A Montgomery County police officer has been charged with using informants to make drug purchases on his behalf and stealing firearms, cash and drugs from his department's evidence room, according to the Pennsylvania attorney general.
18, May 2012 - Dimon's "stupid" admission: catnip for lawyers? - msnbc.com
WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) - Jamie Dimon sounded more like a plaintiff's attorney than a chief executive when he ... Investors could have claims under Delaware corporate law if they can prove that Dimon and other managers at the bank either did not have ...
18, May 2012 - Pa. cop charged after teen stun-gunned in cell - msnbc.com
MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors say a suspended Philadelphia-area police officer used the text acronym for "laughing out loud" in an exchange with a fellow officer after using a stun gun on a handcuffed juvenile inside a jail cell. Delaware County ...
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Their practices include corporate finance, business counseling ... a full service law firm with 240 lawyers in 11 offices in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware, New York and the District of Columbia. The firm serves businesses ...
18, May 2012 - Court: Iowa teen told others he killed his grandparents - WQAD
Read that story at this link:  http://wqad.com/2012/05/14/teen-sought-in-connection-with-eastern-iowa-double-murder/ A complaint filed in Delaware County District Court states Sweet told people he had killed his grandparents.  Sweet allegedly ...
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