Delaware Code
Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure
Chapter 13. THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE

Subchapter I. Organization and Operation

§ 1301. Court of Common Pleas. - There is a court of record known as “The Court...

§ 1302. Judges; qualifications; residence; Chief Judge. - (a) The Court shall consist of 9 Judges. (b) The...

§ 1303. Appointment of Judges; term; vacancies; political representation; salary. - (a) The Governor, by and with the consent of a...

§ 1304. Quorum. - One Judge shall constitute a quorum and may open and...

§ 1305. Places of holding Court. - Court shall be held: (1) In New Castle County, at...

§ 1306. Terms of Court. - The designation and the duration of the terms of the...

§ 1307. Seals; rules of Court. - The Judges of the Court, or a majority of them,...

§ 1308. Disposition of money. - (a) The fees, fines and costs received by the Court...

Subchapter II. Officers and Employees

§ 1310. Law clerks. - Law clerks hold major, nontenured advisory positions for the Judges...

§ 1311. Appointment of Clerks and other officers; terms. - (a) The Chief Judge of the Court shall appoint a...

§ 1312. Deputy Clerk; powers and duties. - The Court may appoint a suitable person in each county...

§ 1313. Powers and duties of Clerks. - (a) The Clerk for the county in which the Clerk...

§ 1314. Bonds of Clerks and Deputy Clerks. - Each Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the Court shall, before...

§ 1314A. Bailiffs, criers and pages; compensation; duties. - (a) The Court of Common Pleas may appoint and remove...

§ 1315. Commissioners of the Court of Common Pleas; appointment; terms of office; removal. - (a) The Governor may appoint, with the consent of a...

§ 1316. Jurisdiction and powers of Commissioners of the Court of Common Pleas. - (a) Each Commissioner serving under this chapter shall have: (1)...

§ 1316A. Assignment of retired Commissioners to active duty. - (a) Any retired Commissioner may be designated by the Chief...

Subchapter III. Jurisdiction and General Powers

§ 1317. City Solicitor; powers and duties. - (a) The City Solicitor of Wilmington or a duly authorized...

§ 1321. Scope of jurisdiction and process. - The jurisdiction of the Court shall extend throughout the State....

§ 1322. Civil jurisdiction; amount in controversy. - (a) The Court shall have jurisdiction over all civil actions...

§ 1324. General powers of Court. - The Court shall have all the powers of a court...

§ 1325. Judgments and executions. - (a) All civil judgments rendered by the Court shall be...

§ 1326. Appeal in civil actions. - (a) From any final order, ruling, decision or judgment of...

§ 1327. Civil trial without jury or referees. - All civil cases shall be tried by the Court without...

§ 1328. Civil actions; demand for jury trials; waivers; removal to Superior Court. - (a) Every person who commences a civil action in this...

§ 1329. Record. - A verbatim record shall be kept of all evidence taken...

§ 1330. Proceedings pending at time of effective date of this chapter; books, records and papers. - (a) All suits, proceedings and matters pending, at the time...