United States District Court for the District of Delaware
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The United States District Court for the District of Delaware is the Federal district court having jurisdiction over the entire state of Delaware. The Court sits in Wilmington. Currently, three judges and one magistrate judge preside over the court.
The Court is notable for hearing and trying a large number of patent and other complex commercial disputes. In addition, it has limited original and broad appellate jurisdiction over bankruptcy disputes which are filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Appeals from the Court are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which sits in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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[edit] Judicial officers
- Sue L. Robinson, Chief Judge
- Joseph J. Farnan, Jr., Judge
- Gregory M. Sleet, Judge
- Murray Merle Schwartz (1974-present) (senior judge)
- Joseph J. Longobardi (1984-present) (senior judge)
- Joseph James Farnan, Jr. (1985-present) (senior judge)
- Mary Pat Thynge, Magistrate Judge
[edit] Former Judges
- Gunning Bedford, Jr. (1789-1812)
- John Fisher (1812-1823)
- Willard Hall (1823-1871)
- Edward Green Bradford (1871-1884)
- Leonard Eugene Wales (1884-1897)
- Edward Green Bradford, II (1897-1918)
- Hugh Martin Morris (1919-1930)
- John Percy Nields (1930-1943)
- Paul Conway Leahy (1942-1966)
- Richard Seymour Rodney (1946-1963)
- Caleb Merrill Wright (1955-2001)
- Caleb Rodney Layton, III (1957-1988)
- Edwin DeHaven Steel, Jr. (1958-1986)
- James Levin Latchum (1968-2004)
- Walter King Stapleton (1970-1985)
- Jane Richards Roth (1985-1991)
- Roderick R. McKelvie (1992-2002)
- Kent A. Jordan (2003-2006)
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