Delaware Family Court

## Contents

* 1 Judges
* 1.1 New Castle County
* 1.2 Sussex County
* 1.3 Kent County
* 2 Pending appointments
* 3 Former judges
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

The Delaware Family Court has jurisdiction over all juvenile and family domestic matters such as adoption, support, custody, divorce and guardianship.[1]

## Judges[edit]

* Chief Judge Michael K. Newell

#### New Castle County[edit]

* Jay H. Conner
* Mark D. Buckworth
* Aida Waserstein
* Barbara D. Crowell
* Robert B. Coonin
* Arlene Minus Coppadge
* Felice Kerr
* Michael K. Newell
* Joelle P. Hitch
* Jennifer Ranji
* Natalie J. Haskins

#### Sussex County[edit]

* Kenneth M. Millman
* Peter B. Jones
* Paula Ryan

#### Kent County[edit]

* William N. Nicholas
* Mardi F. Pyott[2]

## Pending appointments[edit]

* Janell Ostroski \- nominated to New Castle County on June 8, 2016
* Louann Vari \- nominated to Kent County on June 8, 2016

## Former judges[edit]

* William L. Chapman, Jr.
* Alan N. Cooper
* John E. Henriksen
* Chandlee Johnson Kuhn
* William J. Walls Jr.

## See also[edit]

* Courts in Delaware
* News: Legislature considers opening Family Court to the public, February 24, 2012

## External links[edit]

* Delaware State Courts, "Overview of Delaware Family Court"
* Delaware State Courts, "Overview of the Delaware Court System"
* Delaware State Courts, "History of the Family Court"

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Delaware State Courts, "Overview of Delaware Family Court," accessed June 11, 2015
2. ↑ Delaware State Courts, "Family Court Judicial Officers and Staff," accessed June 19, 2014

Delaware courts

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Federal courts:

Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Delaware • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Delaware

State courts:

Delaware Supreme Court • Superior Court of Delaware • Delaware Court of Chancery • Delaware Family Court • Delaware Court of Common Pleas • Delaware Justice of the Peace Courts • Delaware Alderman's Courts

State resources:

Courts in Delaware • Delaware judicial elections • Judicial selection in Delaware