The Superior Court recently enacted Administrative Directive 2015-4. This Directive amends and supersedes Administrative Directive 2011-5 regarding the Bench-Bar Program. The Program provides for selected attorneys to act as intermediaries between the practitioners and the resident judge or appointed liaison judge in each of Delaware's three counties. The communications between practicing attorneys and the liaison attorneys remain confidential unless the practitioner agrees otherwise. Similarly, communications originating from the Court will be confidential among the practitioners involved. The liaison judicial officers and liaison attorneys are:
New Castle County: The Honorable Richard R. Cooch; Beth Christman, Esquire (Civil Liaison) and Thomas A. Foley, Esquire (Criminal Liaison).
Kent County: The Honorable William L. Witham, Jr.; Keith E. Donovan, Esquire (Civil Liaison) and Gregory A. Morris, Esquire (Criminal Liaison).
Sussex County: The Honorable T. Henley Graves; Dennis L. Schrader, Esquire (Civil Liaison) and Thomas A. Pedersen, Esquire (Criminal Liaison).
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