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Part I — The Court

1 Term of Court
2 Quorum; seniority
3 Powers of individual Justices
4 Panel assignments and the Court en Banc D

Part II — Appeals—General

6 Time for taking appeals and cross-appeals D
7 Commencement of appeal D
8 Questions which may be raised on appeal
9 The record D
10 Service and filing of papers
10.1 Electronic filing D
10.2 eFile administrative procedures
11 Time D
12 Attorneys of record; withdrawal
13 Form of briefs, appendices and other papers
14 Briefs and appendices; contents D
15 Briefs and appendices; time for service and filing D
16 Argument D
17 Opinions and orders
18 Reargument D
19 Mandate D
20 Fees and costs

Part III — Appeals—Special Provisions

25 Expedited procedure D
26 Appeals in criminal and juvenile delinquency cases D
26.1 Appeals in termination of parental rights cases D
27 Appeals by the State in criminal cases D
28 Brief of amicus curiae D
29 Dismissal D
30 Motions D
31 Substitution of parties D
32 Stays and injunctions pending appeal; security for such stays or injunctions D
33 Sanctions and discipline for performance deficiency D
34 Nonconforming papers
35 Review and stay of death penalty D

Part IV — Other Proceedings

41 Certification of questions of law D
42 Interlocutory appeals D
43 Extraordinary writs D
44 Advisory opinions upon request from the Governor or from the General Assembly D

Part V — Attorneys

51 Board of Bar Examiners D
52 Admission to the Bar — General D
53 Admission to the Bar — Attorneys admitted elsewhere
54 Admission in open court; oath
55 Limited permission to practice in certain public programs
55.1 Limited permission to practice as in-house counsel D
55.2 Foreign Legal Consultants D
55.3 Limited permission to practice for certain Assistant United States Attorneys D
56 Admission of Eligible Law Student to limited practice as a legal intern
57 Artificial entity and public body pro se representation in civil actions in the Courts of the Justices of the Peace D
57.1 Representation of Residential Tenant by Qualified Tenant Advocate in the Justice of the Peace Court D
58 Provision of legal services following determination of major disaster D
61 Professional ethics
62 Board on Professional Responsibility D
63 No final mandate
64 Office of Disciplinary Counsel
65 Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts D
66 Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection D
67 Professional Organizations D
68 Appointment of counsel for State officers and employees D
69 Categories of Bar membership and annual registration D
70 Mandatory continuing legal education
71 Admission pro hac vice D
72 Admission pro hac vice before administrative agencies of this State D
74 Delaware Lawyer's Assistance Program

Part VI — Judges And Administration Of Justice

81 The Judicial Conference
82 Assignment judges of trial courts
83 Attorneys and other court officers as bondsmen
84 Code of Judicial Conduct
85 Advisory Committee on Litigation Ethical Problems
86 Unauthorized Practice of Law Subcommittee of the Board on Professional Responsibility
87 Administrative Office of the Courts

Part VII — Administration Of The Court

91 Court administration
92 Seal
93 Permanent Advisory Committee on Supreme Court Rules and Rules of Evidence
94 Permanent Advisory Committee on Supreme Court Rules
95 Permanent Advisory Committee on the Delaware Uniform Rules of Evidence
96 Permanent Advisory Committee on the Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct D
97 Permanent Advisory Committee on Professionalism

Part VIII — Rules Of The Supreme Court

101 Scope and application of Rules
102 General provisions
200 Panel assignments and the Court en Banc
201 Annual registration statement
300 Historical Society of the Supreme Court of Delaware

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Chapter V · Attorneys

Rule 53. Admission to the Bar — Attorneys admitted elsewhere

Amended 2025 (current)

Repealed effective Feb. 21, 1984.

Source: Del. Sup. Ct. R. 53 (pdf p. 31)

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