Delaware § 9202 - Administration and supervision of the Court; Chief Magistrate.

§ 9202. Administration and supervision of the Court; Chief Magistrate.

(a) The Justice of the Peace Court shall, unless otherwise provided in this chapter, be administered and supervised in all respects pursuant to the provisions of article IV, § 13, of the Delaware Constitution and such rules of the Court as shall be promulgated thereunder. Such rules may prescribe and regulate the form and manner of process, pleading, practice and procedure governing civil and criminal proceedings in the Justice of the Peace Court from inception to termination. As provided in article IV, § 13(1), of the Delaware Constitution, the authority of the Court to promulgate such rules shall be subject to the review of the Supreme Court.

(b) Such rules shall not abridge, enlarge or modify the substantive rights of any person.

(c) Nothing in this title, anything therein to the contrary notwithstanding, shall in any way limit, supersede or repeal any such rules heretofore prescribed under authority of law.

(d) The Justice of the Peace Court shall have and exercise such jurisdiction, both criminal and civil, as shall be conferred upon it by law.

(e) In addition to the number of justices of the peace specified by § 9203 of this title, the Governor, by and with the consent of a majority of all the members elected to the Senate, shall appoint a justice of the peace who shall serve as Chief Magistrate and administrative head of the Justice of the Peace Court.

10 Del. C. 1953, §  9202;  55 Del. Laws, c. 20, §  3;  62 Del. Laws, c. 52, §  4;  71 Del. Laws, c. 173, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 335, §  1;