Case-law access map · checked November 7, 2026
Delaware: where to read court opinions for free
Free and searchable from 1770 to today (CourtListener from 1793; Caselaw Access Project to 2019).
As we read the highest court's own website and the free indexes on November 7, 2026. CourtListener's years come from its public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026). The table has each court and source.
Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing.
Courts and sources
Each line is one court read from one source. Years are the span that source lists; “inferred” means taken from a description of the site, not from the site itself. A site that refused our automated check may still open in a browser.
| Court | Level | Source | Years | Text search | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Supreme Court | Highest court | courts.delaware.gov | Start year not found | Not checked | Opened in our check |
| Supreme Court of Delaware | Highest court | CourtListener evidence | 1793–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check15,639 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 28, 2026; 2,845 with approximate dates. |
| Court of Chancery of Delaware | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1814–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check6,989 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 28, 2026; 454 with approximate dates. |
| Orphan's Court of Delaware | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1817–1966 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener lists it as a historical court.139 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Apr 4, 1966; 17 with approximate dates. |
| Superior Court of Delaware | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1776–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check11,493 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 28, 2026; 901 with approximate dates. |
| Court on the Judiciary of Delaware. | Other | CourtListener evidence | 1989–2003 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.8 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Nov 6, 2003; 3 with approximate dates. |
| Delaware - all reported decisions in CAP reporters | Other | Caselaw Access Project (Harvard) evidence | 1770–2019 | No | Opened in our check |
| Delaware - state appellate and supreme courts (published opinions) | Other | Google Scholar | from 1950 | Yes | Opened in our check |
| Delaware Court of Common Pleas | Other | CourtListener evidence | 1794–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check613 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Jun 16, 2026; 184 with approximate dates. |
| Delaware Family Court | Other | CourtListener evidence | 1977–2011 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.204 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 26, 2011; 112 with approximate dates. |
Where else to look
- CourtListener: Lists 6 Delaware courts.
- Caselaw Access Project (Harvard): Holds published opinions from 1770 to 2019.
- Google Scholar: Its help page says its case law covers state appellate and supreme courts since 1950.
- courts.delaware.gov: Official court website.
- Justia: Also publishes opinions; we did not check it state by state.
Known gaps
- We could not confirm that opinion text can be searched on Delaware Supreme Court's website.
- We did not find the earliest year of Delaware Supreme Court's opinions on its own website.
- Some of this state's court websites load their opinion lists with scripts. Our automated check could not read them, so their years and search are not measured. A person using a browser can.
- The Caselaw Access Project holds published opinions only through 2019.
- Our survey lists no free statewide source of trial-court opinions for this state.
Corpus
Corpus holds the statutes, not the opinions
For the law itself, Corpus searches Delaware statutes, and each result cites its section and links the source.
Data: Corpus Open (open source). CourtListener bulk data (public domain), snapshot Sep 30, 2026.
Read by Corpus on November 7, 2026. Sites change; check the court’s own website before relying on a line.
Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing. Corpus is not a law firm.