Delaware · Constitution

Article IV

42 sections

Del. Const. art. IV, § 1Del. Const. art. IV, § 1. Creation of courts.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 2Del. Const. art. IV, § 2. Justices of Supreme Court and other State Judges; qualifications; residence; precedence.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 3Del. Const. art. IV, § 3. Appointment of judges; terms of office; vacancies; political representation; confirmation of appointment.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 4Del. Const. art. IV, § 4. Compensation of judges; method of payment; receipt of other fees; holding other office.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 5Del. Const. art. IV, § 5. Composition of Superior Court; presiding judge; quorum.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 6Del. Const. art. IV, § 6. Sessions of Superior Court.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 7Del. Const. art. IV, § 7. Jurisdiction of Superior Court.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 7ADel. Const. art. IV, § 7A. Jurisdiction of Family Court.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 7BDel. Const. art. IV, § 7B. Jurisdiction of Court of Common Pleas.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 8Del. Const. art. IV, § 8. Definitions of particular terms.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 9Del. Const. art. IV, § 9. Jurisdiction of Orphans' Court.Repealed
Del. Const. art. IV, § 10Del. Const. art. IV, § 10. Composition and jurisdiction of Court of Chancery; initiation and decisions in causes and proceedings.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 11Del. Const. art. IV, § 11. Jurisdiction of Supreme Court.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 12Del. Const. art. IV, § 12. Composition of Supreme Court; designation of temporary Justices; quorum; opening and adjourning court.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 13Del. Const. art. IV, § 13. Administrative head of courts; supervisory powers; designation of judges to sit in Court of Chancery, or the Superior Court.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 14Del. Const. art. IV, § 14. Power of law judges to grant restraining orders and preliminary injunctions.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 15Del. Const. art. IV, § 15. Judges ad litem; limitation and expiration of commission; compensation; persons not disqualified.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 16Del. Const. art. IV, § 16. Scope of jurisdiction and process; costs.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 17Del. Const. art. IV, § 17. Jurisdictional changes by General Assembly; appeals to Supreme Court.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 18Del. Const. art. IV, § 18. Powers of Chancellor, Vice-Chancellors and Judges.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 19Del. Const. art. IV, § 19. Instructions to jury.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 20Del. Const. art. IV, § 20. Trial by court of issues of fact in civil causes.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 21Del. Const. art. IV, § 21. Amendments in civil pleadings and proceedings by Superior Court; examination of witnesses and parties.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 22Del. Const. art. IV, § 22. Payment into court pending action for debt or damages; costs.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 23Del. Const. art. IV, § 23. Survival of action; executor or administrator as party; continuance.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 24Del. Const. art. IV, § 24. Security for stay of proceedings on appeal or writ of error.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 25Del. Const. art. IV, § 25. Chief Register in Chancery: appointment; powers and duties.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 26Del. Const. art. IV, § 26. Prothonotary as Clerk of Superior Court; powers and duties; entry of testatum fieri facias.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 27Del. Const. art. IV, § 27. Clerk of Supreme Court; term of office and compensation.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 28Del. Const. art. IV, § 28. Criminal jurisdiction of inferior courts and justices of the peace; regulation of jurisdiction; indictment; jury trial; appeals.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 29Del. Const. art. IV, § 29. Justices of the Peace; terms of office.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 30Del. Const. art. IV, § 30. Justices of the Peace, Chief Magistrate, and judges of legislatively-created courts; appointment by Governor; terms of office.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 31Del. Const. art. IV, § 31. Registers of Wills; depositions of witnesses; process; appeals to Court of Chancery; disqualification of Register for interest.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 32Del. Const. art. IV, § 32. Adjustment and settlement of executors' and administrators' accounts; notice; hearing of exceptions in Court of Chancery; transfer of jurisdiction; appeals.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 33Del. Const. art. IV, § 33. Style of process and public acts; prosecutions in name of State.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 34Del. Const. art. IV, § 34. Continuation in office and designation of certain judicial officers.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 34ADel. Const. art. IV, § 34A. Continuation in office and designation of judicial officers of the Family Court and the Court of Common Pleas.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 35Del. Const. art. IV, § 35. Proceedings pending at time of 1951 amendment; books, records, and papers; effect of 1951 amendment on Court of Chancery.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 36Del. Const. art. IV, § 36. Abolition of Orphans' Court; transfer of jurisdiction and powers.Repealed
Del. Const. art. IV, § 37Del. Const. art. IV, § 37. Court on the Judiciary.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 38Del. Const. art. IV, § 38. Retired Judges and Justices; temporary assignment.
Del. Const. art. IV, § 39Del. Const. art. IV, § 39. Senior judges.