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The Delaware Court of Common Pleas are state courts of the U.S. state of Delaware. The Delaware Court of Common Pleas are trial courts and inferior courts of limited jurisdiction. [1] It has criminal jurisdiction throughout the state over all misdemeanors, except certain drug offenses, and motor vehicle offenses (see traffic court). The Court ...
In 1791, with the expansion of Sussex County to the south and west, the county seat was moved to Georgetown. [6] The county seat of St. Jones (renamed Kent County in 1681 [6]) is at Dover. [6] After 2000, a fourth "Appoquinimink County" was proposed to be carved out of New Castle County. The effort intended to end the zoning restrictions of the ...
As of the 2020 census, the population was 181,851, making it the least populous county in Delaware. [1] The county seat is Dover, [2] the state capital of Delaware. It is named for Kent, an English county. [3] Kent County comprises the Dover metropolitan area, which is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined ...
Willow Grove is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Willow Grove is located on Delaware Route 10, southwest of Camden. [2] References
October 10, 1972 (North of Frederica on Delaware Route 1: Frederica: 20: Belmont Hall: Belmont Hall: December 16, 1971 (217 Smyrna-Leipsic Rd. Smyrna: 21: Bethel Methodist Protestant Church
The Lower St. Jones Neck Historic District encompasses an expansive area of eastern Kent County, Delaware, east of Dover, Delaware. It is prominent in part for its association with the politically powerful Dickinson family, and in particular John Dickinson, the statesman of Pennsylvania and Delaware. Most of the land in the district was owned ...
Lisa Roberson Hatfield: [31] First female to serve as the Alderman's Court for Newark (2007) Jan R. Jurden: [18] First female to become President of the New Castle County Superior Court, Delaware (2012) Battle Robinson (1971): [32] First female lawyer in Sussex County, Delaware; Rosemary Betts Beauregard: [17] First female judge in Sussex ...
A number of attached wings were added between 1836 and 1926. From 1792 to 1932 it was the sole seat of State government, while from 1792 until 1873 it served also as Kent County Court House. [2] The state house was remodeled in 1873 to reflect a Victorian style and restored in 1976 to its original appearance. Extensive renovations of the State ...