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Del. Const. art. IV, § 5
Composition of Superior Court; presiding judge; quorum
(a) The President Judge of the Superior Court and the Judges thereof shall compose the Superior Court, as hereinafter prescribed. In each of the courts the President Judge when present shall preside, and in the President Judge’s absence the senior Judge present shall preside.
(b) One Judge shall constitute a quorum of the courts, respectively, except in the Superior Court sitting to try cases of prosecution under Section 8 of Article V of this Constitution, when 2 Judges shall constitute a quorum. One Judge may open and adjourn any of the courts.
History
26 Del. Laws, c. 3 and 27 Del. Laws, c. 3; 47 Del. Laws, c. 261 and 48 Del. Laws, c. 109; 50 Del. Laws, c. 608 and 51 Del. Laws, c. 20; 52 Del. Laws, c. 194 and 53 Del. Laws, c. 300; 71 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 72 Del. Laws, c. 136; 74 Del. Laws, c. 299 and 75 Del. Laws, c. 53; 75 Del. Laws, c. 137 and 76 Del. Laws, c. 11; 84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5
Provenance
- Source
- delcode.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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