Delaware Courts Slide 2 Delaware Court System Slide 3 Lower
Courts: Judges do not have to be law trained!! Aldermans Courts
Municipal ordinances within city limits Justice of the Peace Civil
cases for less than $15,000. Criminal cases: certain misdemeanors
and most motor vehicle cases Slide 4 Intermediate Courts Family
Court All domestic and juvenile cases Court of Common Pleas Civil
cases between $15,000- $50,000. All misdemeanors except certain
drug-related & traffic offenses. All preliminary hearings in
felony cases. Slide 5 High Courts Superior Court Exclusive
jurisdiction over felonies and almost all drug offenses. No $ max
in civil cases. Intermediate appeals court Chancery Court* All
matters relating to equity. Mostly corporate issues, trusts,
estates, disputes involving land purchase and ownership, commercial
and contractual matters. Slide 6 Supreme Court State's appellate
court which receives direct appeals from the Court of Chancery, the
Superior Court, and the Family Court. Sets administrative policy
for the court system.
