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Delaware Supreme Court
The highest court in Delaware. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Governor-controlled commissionHow justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
12 yearsTerm length
5Sitting justices
1951Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Collins Seitz Jr.
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: November 8, 2019
Appointed by John C. Carney Jr. (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
N. Christopher Griffiths
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: May 22, 2023
Appointed by John C. Carney Jr. (D)
Abigail LeGrow
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: May 11, 2023
Appointed by John C. Carney Jr. (D)
Gary Traynor
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 5, 2017
Appointed by John C. Carney Jr. (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Morgan Zurn
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 29, 2026
Appointed by Matt Meyer (D)
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Source: Ballotpedia, Delaware Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.