Del. Sup. Ct. Int. Opp. P. III

As amended through September 30, 2024

Rule III - Caseload Management

(1)Judicial assignments. The Clerk's Office traditionally maintains a confidential list of the current caseload of each Justice. This list shows the pending cases that have been decided and assigned to each Justice for preparation of opinions or orders. The list is maintained electronically and is available to Court staff only. The list is taken into consideration in determining the allocation of additional assignments.

(2)Dispositions. Each Justice is obligated to decide all assigned matters within 90 days of submission. If any matter is pending before a Justice beyond 90 days, that Justice must file a report with the Chief Justice by the 10th day of the next month with an explanation for the delay. For cases where oral argument is scheduled, a matter is deemed submitted on the later of the date of the oral argument or the completion of supplemental briefing. For cases decided on the briefs without oral argument, a matter shall be deemed submitted on the date the Court schedules the matter for submission.

(3)Docket control. The Clerk maintains, and makes available electronically to the Justices, lists helpful to ensuring the timely disposition of the Court's docket. Such lists have traditionally included categories such as:

(a) all pending motions;

(b) cases that have been presented orally or submitted on the briefs that are awaiting decision;

(c) cases at issue but not yet scheduled for oral arguments or assigned to a panel for decision on the briefs;

(d) cases that are stayed;

(e) cases that were remanded with jurisdiction retained;

(f) pending Board on Professional Responsibility cases;

(g) pending death penalty cases; and

(h) pending termination of parental rights cases.

Del. Sup. Ct. Int. Opp. P. III

Adopted effective 6/18/2015