The Delaware Superior Court, previously known as the Superior Court and Orphans' Court, is the
state trial court
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of
general jurisdiction
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A court of general jurisdiction is a court with authority to hear cases of all kinds – criminal, civil, family, probate, and so forth.
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in the state of
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent ...
. It has
original jurisdiction
In common law legal systems original jurisdiction of a court is the power to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction, when a higher court has the power to review a lower court's decision.
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In India, the Su ...
over most
criminal
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and
civil cases (except for suits at
equity
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Finance, accounting and ownership
*Equity (finance), ownership of assets that have liabilities attached to them
** Stock, equity based on original contributions of cash or other value to a business
** Home equity, the diff ...
, which are handled by the
Delaware Court of Chancery). It also serves as an intermediate
appellate court
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, hearing appeals on the record from the
Court of Common Pleas,
Family Court, and most state
administrative agencies
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. It is headed by Judge Jan R. Jurde
The Superior Court includes a Complex Commercial Litigation Division (CCLD), which has been operating as a
Business courts, Business Court since 2010. The CCLD focuses on commercial disputes for money damages between businesses, complementing the Court of Chancery which focuses on internal business disputes.
See also
*
Courts of Delaware Courts of Delaware include:
;State courts of Delaware
*Delaware Supreme Court
**Delaware Court of Chancery
**Delaware Superior Court (3 courts, one for each county)
*** Delaware Family Court
***Delaware Court of Common Pleas
*** Delaware Justice of ...
References
External links
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Superior Court
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent ...
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