Delaware § 908 Chief Judge; powers; duties

Delaware Statutes

§ 908 — Chief Judge; powers; duties

Delaware § 908

JurisdictionDelaware

Title10

PartOrganization, Powers, Jurisdiction and Operation of Courts

Ch. 9THE FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

Subch.Organization, Administration and Operation

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 10, § 908 (2026).

Text

The Chief Judge, or in the Chief Judge’s absence the senior Judge on duty, shall:

(1)Be the Chief Executive Officer of the Court and preside at meetings thereof.

(2)Prepare and present to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the General Assembly the estimated budget of the Court for the ensuing fiscal year.

(3)Assign Judges to the several Courts.

(4)Approve the travel and other expenses incurred by the Judges and all employees in the performance of their duties.

(5)Establish, when necessary, a Judge’s vacation schedule.

(6)[Repealed.]

(7)Establish a procedure for the assignment of cases to the Judges.

(8)Provide for payment of the Court’s expenses.

(9)Appoint and remove at the judge’s pleasure peace officers who shall be selected from among the employee

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The Chief Judge, or in the Chief Judge’s absence the senior Judge on duty, shall:

(1) Be the Chief Executive Officer of the Court and preside at meetings thereof.

(2) Prepare and present to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the General Assembly the estimated budget of the Court for the ensuing fiscal year.

(3) Assign Judges to the several Courts.

(4) Approve the travel and other expenses incurred by the Judges and all employees in the performance of their duties.

(5) Establish, when necessary, a Judge’s vacation schedule.

(6) [Repealed.]

(7) Establish a procedure for the assignment of cases to the Judges.

(8) Provide for payment of the Court’s expenses.

(9) Appoint and remove at the judge’s pleasure peace officers who shall be selected from among the employees of the Court and who, while so appointed shall have such powers normally incident to peace officers, including but not limited to, the power to make arrests in a criminal cases, provided that the exercise of such powers shall be limited to any building or real property maintained or used as a courthouse or in support of judicial functions.

Legislative History

10 Del. C. 1953, § 908; 58 Del. Laws, c. 114, § 1 ; 63 Del. Laws, c. 75 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1 ; 75 Del. Laws, c. 88, § 21(5) ; 76 Del. Laws, c. 213, §§ 34, 35 ; 78 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 2 ; 83 Del. Laws, c. 525, § 1