Delaware Court of Chancery
16 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Lori W. Will
State judge, appointed by John Carney (Democratic)
Paul A. Fioravanti, Jr.
State judge, appointed by John Carney (Democratic)
Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick
State judge, appointed by John Carney (Democratic)
Nathan A. Cook
State judge, appointed by John Carney (Democratic)
James Travis Laster
State judge, appointed by Jack Markell (Democratic)
Sam Glasscock IIIRetired
State judge, appointed by Jack Markell (Democratic)
David Hume, IV
State judge
Patricia W. Griffin
State judge
Morgan T. ZurnElevated to a higher court
State judge, appointed by John Carney (Democratic)
Bonnie W. David
State judge, appointed by John Carney (Democratic)
Christian Douglas Wright
State judge
Loren Mitchell
State judge
Selena E. MolinaLeft this court 2026
State judge, appointed by Andre G. Bouchard (Chancellor)
Danielle Gibbs
State judge
Jessie R. Benavides
State judge
Timothy J. Fox, Jr.
State judge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the Delaware Court of Chancery applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 11, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
Filing
Civil-action filings by Delaware counsel must go through File & ServeXpress; self-represented litigants should contact the Register in Chancery for another submission method.
“All filings in Civil Actions in the Court of Chancery must be electronically filed through File & ServExpress by an attorney licensed to practice in Delaware. If you have not yet retained Delaware counsel or are self- represented (pro se), please contact the Register in Chancery at 302-255-0544 for guidance on alternate methods for submitting filings to the Court of Chancery.”
Filing
Paper courtesy copies of pleadings and briefs should be delivered to the presiding judge under the court’s litigation guidelines.
“Paper courtesy copies of pleadings, briefs, and other documents should be delivered to the presiding judge as provided in the Court of Chancery’s Guidelines for Persons Litigating in the Court of Chancery, available at https://courts.delaware.gov/chancery/guidelines.aspx”
Filing
An exhibit must be uploaded separately from the motion, pleading, affidavit, or proposed order it accompanies.
“An Exhibit cannot be scanned/uploaded with an Affidavit, Proposed Order, Motion, Complaint, or any other document; it must be uploaded separately.”
Filing
Electronically filed briefs and proposed orders must be in editable Word format.
“Each electronically filed document shall be filed in Word, TIFF, or .PDF format, except that each electronically filed brief, and proposed order shall be filed in editable Word format.”
Filing
An electronic document may not exceed 10 MB, and an electronic filing transaction may not exceed 35 MB.
“The size of any eFiled document shall not exceed 10 megabytes. c. The size of any eFiled transaction shall not exceed 35 megabytes.”
Trial
Trial exhibits are not accepted onto the docket before admission at trial.
“Special Instructions-Trial exhibits are NOT accepted onto the docket sheet. If there is a Pre-Trial Brief uploaded with trial exhibits, the brief may be rejected by the reviewing clerk because trial exhibits are not admitted as evidence until the day of trial.”