StateThird Circuit
Delaware
24 courts1 law school5 law libraries65+ judges13,812 opinions mention this place
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Federal courts in Delaware
- Delaware District CourtDistrict Court · Wilmington
- Delaware Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Wilmington
State courts in Delaware
- Supreme Court of DelawareState Supreme Court
- Court of Chancery of DelawareState Appellate Court
- Orphan's Court of DelawareState Appellate Court
- Superior Court of DelawareState Appellate Court
- Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fifth District, Delaware CountyState Trial Court
- Court of General Sessions of The Peace And Jail Delivery of DelawareState Trial Court
- Delaware Children's CourtState Trial Court
- Delaware Circuit CourtState Trial Court
- Delaware County Court of Common PleasState Trial Court
- Delaware County Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
- Delaware County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Delaware County Juvenile CourtState Trial Court
- Delaware Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
- New York Circuit Court, Delaware CountyState Trial Court
- New York County Court, Delaware CountyState Trial Court
- New York Supreme Court, Delaware CountyState Trial Court
- Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware CountyState Trial Court
- Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Delaware CountyState Trial Court
- Surrogate's Court, Delaware CountyState Trial Court
- Court on the Judiciary of Delaware.State Special Court
- Delaware Court of Common PleasState Special Court
- Delaware Family CourtState Special Court
Landmark decisions involving Delaware
- Roper v. Simmons (2005)543 U.S. 551
- Crawford v. Washington (2004)541 U.S. 36
- McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)540 U.S. 93overruled
- Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 306
- Harris v. United States (2002)536 U.S. 545overruled
- Ring v. Arizona (2002)536 U.S. 584
- Lapides v. Board of Regents of Univ. System of Ga. (2002)535 U.S. 613
- City of Boerne v. Flores (1997)521 U.S. 507
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
- Quill Corp. v. North Dakota (1992)504 U.S. 298overruled
- Walton v. Arizona (1990)497 U.S. 639overruled
- Collins v. Youngblood (1990)497 U.S. 37
- Batson v. Kentucky (1986)476 U.S. 79
- Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (1986)476 U.S. 747overruled
- Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)478 U.S. 186overruled
- Illinois v. Gates (1983)462 U.S. 213
- Robbins v. California (1981)453 U.S. 420overruled
- Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady (1977)430 U.S. 274
- Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad (1972)406 U.S. 320
- Furman v. Georgia (1972)408 U.S. 238
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. (1970)398 U.S. 375
- Shapiro v. Thompson (1969)394 U.S. 618overruled
- Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968)391 U.S. 510
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. (1968)392 U.S. 409
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Recent opinions from Delaware courts
- 213 A3D 39In re Shorenstein Hays-Nederlander Theatres LLC (2019)
- 207 A3D 137Burrell v. State (2019)
- 211 A3D 1087Greenfield v. DFS Director Miles (2019)
- 362 FSUPP3D 208Cabela's LLC v. Highby (2019)
- 208 A3D 342Rogers v. Morgan (2019)
- 205 A3D 823Walker v. State (2019)
- 205 A3D 827Thompson v. State (2019)
- 382 FSUPP3D 332C R Bard Inc. v. AngioDynamics Inc. (2019)
- 596 BR 473Fenicle v. Debtors Energy Future Holdings Corp. (In re Energy Future Holding Corp.) (2019)
- 596 BR 112Rent A Wreck, Inc. v. Rent-A-Wreck of Am., Inc. (In re Rent-A-Wreck of Am., Inc.) (2019)
- 213 A3D 560Taylor v. State (2019)
- 212 A3D 285Henry v. Cincinnati Insurance Co. & Fritz v. Cincinnati Insurance Co. (2019)
Law schools in Delaware
- Widener University School of LawABA · Wilmington
Law libraries in Delaware
- New Castle County Law Library · Wilmington
- State Law Library-Kent County · Dover
- State of Delaware Law Library-Sussex · Georgetown
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit Wilmington Branch Library · Wilmington
- Widner University School of Law Library · Wilmington
Judges who served in Delaware
Federal judges with an appointment to a court located here.
- Andrew D. Christie
- Andrew G.T. Moore 2
- Brendan L. Shannon
Caleb Merrill Wright
Caleb Rodney Layton III- Carolyn Berger
- Charles L. Terry jr
- Christopher Sontchi
- Clarence A. Southerland
- Collins J. Seitz
Colm Felix Connolly- cristie Seymour Rodney
- Daniel F. Wolcott
- Daniel L. Herrmann
Edward Green Bradford
Edward Green Bradford II
Edwin DeHaven Steel Jr.- E. Norman Veasey
Gregory Brian Williams
Gregory Moneta Sleet
Gunning Bedford Jr.- Henry duPont
- Henry du Pont Ridgely
- Henry R. Horsey
- Howard W. Bramhall
Hugh Martin Morris- Jack B. Jacobs
- James B. Carey
James Levin Latchum- James M. Tunnell jr
- James Pennewill
- James T. Vaughn
Jane Richards Roth
Jennifer Lynne Hall- J. Kate Stickles
- John Dorsey
John Fisher- John J. McNeilly jr
John Percy Nields
Joseph James Farnan Jr.
Joseph J. Longobardi- Joseph T. Walsh
- Karen Owens
- Karen Valihura
Kent A. Jordan- Kevin Gross
- Kevin J Carey
- Laurie Selber Silverstein
- Leo E. Strine
Leonard Eugene Wales
Leonard Philip Stark
Maryellen Noreika- Mary F. Walrath
Murray Merle Schwartz- Myron T. Steele
Paul Conway Leahy- Randy J. Holland
Richard Gibson Andrews
Richard Seymour Rodney
Roderick R. McKelvie
Sue Lewis Robinson
Walter King Stapleton
Willard Hall- William Duffy
- William T. Quillen
Find legal help in Delaware
Practice-area guides and local resources for Delaware.
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Cities in Delaware
Ordered by number of opinions mentioning each city.
- Bear · 34,776
- Houston · 15,076
- Lincoln · 7,110
- Clayton · 6,729
- Milton · 5,510
- Townsend · 4,589
- Newark · 4,065
- Harrington · 3,050
- Wilmington · 2,497
- Greenwood · 2,167
- Nassau · 1,454
- Georgetown · 1,317
- Felton · 879
- Magnolia · 877
- Laurel · 744
- Dover · 657
- Milford · 548
- Odessa · 461
- New Castle · 445
- Bethel · 412
- Viola · 402
- Middletown · 392
- Rockland · 327
- Kenton · 298
- Kirkwood · 270
- Delmar · 207
- Woodside · 184
- Smyrna · 115
- Frankford · 83
- Winterthur · 63
- Little Creek · 49
- Lewes · 45
- Seaford · 35
- Millville · 34
- Ocean View · 31
- Harbeson · 29
- Delaware City · 22
- Hartly · 15
- Claymont · 13
- Rehoboth Beach · 11
- Frederica · 10
- Bridgeville · 8
- Dover Air Force Base · 8
- Selbyville · 8
- Ellendale · 7
- Fenwick Island · 7
- Bethany Beach · 4
- Cheswold · 3
- Millsboro · 2
- Hockessin · 1
- Montchanin · 1
- Camden Wyoming
- Dagsboro
- Marydel
- Port Penn
- Saint Georges
- Yorklyn
Opinions mentioning Delaware
- 546 US 81Lincoln Property Co. v. Roche
- 904 F2D 44In Re Convertible Rowing Exerciser Patent Litigation
- 972 F2D 1352In Re Conlux Corporation
- 99 F3D 937Cost Management Services, Inc. v. Washington Natural Gas Co.
- 99 F3D 846Andersen v. Chrysler Corp.
- 99 F3D 761Walker v. U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
- 99 F3D 565Ayres v. Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A.
- 99 F3D 72Burnett v. Physician's Online, Inc.
- 99 F3D 1504Forsyth v. Humana, Inc.
- 98 F3D 78Scotts African Union Methodist Protestant Church v. Conference of African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church
- 98 F3D 730Pievsky v. Ridge
- 98 F3D 268Faigin v. Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
- 98 F3D 321Creyts Complex, Inc. v. Marriott Corp.
- 97 F3D 383Liberty Mutual Insurance v. East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative
- 97 F3D 1014United States v. Warfield
- 96 F3D 51Bouzo v. Citibank, N.A.
- 96 F3D 216Whirlpool Financial Corp. v. Sevaux
- 96 F3D 1151Paracor Finance, Inc. v. General Electric Capital Corp.
- 95 F3D 86Ayala-Gerena v. Bristol Myers-Squibb Co.
- 95 F3D 645Fogie v. Thorn Americas, Inc.
- 95 F3D 32Tilton v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
- 95 F3D 1185HB General Corp. v. Manchester Partners, L.P.
- 94 F3D 896United States v. Bullock
- 94 F3D 644Geier v. Sundquist
- 94 F3D 640United States v. Mozo Sanchez
- 94 F3D 338Panaras v. Liquid Carbonic Industries Corp.
- 93 F3D 987Gross v. Summa Four, Inc.
- 93 F3D 103Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission v. O'Leary
- 92 F3D 157United States v. Conley
- 91 F3D 872Moro v. Shell Oil Co.
- 91 F3D 26City of Detroit Pension Fund v. Prudential Securities Inc.
- 91 F3D 1529Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Johnson & Higgins, Inc.
- 91 F3D 1335William G. Tadlock Construction v. United States Department of Defense
- 91 F3D 1240Indian Oasis-Baboquivari Unified School District No. 40 v. Kirk
- 90 F3D 82O'Connell v. Interocean Management Corp.
- 90 F3D 752Coalition to Save Our Children v. State Board of Education
- 90 F3D 1523Trierweiler v. Croxton & Trench Holding Corp.
- 90 F3D 118Word of Faith World Outreach Center Church, Inc. v. Sawyer
- 9 F3D 561L.S. Heath & Son, Inc. v. AT & T Information Systems, Inc.
- 9 F3D 415Ruston Gas Turbines, Inc. v. Donaldson Co.
- 9 F3D 312Resolution Trust Corp. v. Daddona
- 89 F3D 766MCA Television Ltd. v. Feltner
- 89 F3D 673Everex Systems, Inc. v. Cadtrak Corp.
- 89 F3D 1510Federal Deposit Insurance v. Stahl
- 89 F3D 1134Sherman v. Smith
- 89 F3D 1096Hovsons, Inc. v. Township of Brick
- 89 F3D 154SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Rohm & Haas Co.
- 88 F3D 952Whitaker v. Frito-Lay, Inc.
- 88 F3D 914Rice v. Ford Motor Co.
- 88 F3D 831Fry v. Airline Pilots Ass'n, International