Richard Stokes
Richard F. Stokes was a judge on the New Castle County Superior Court in Delaware.[1] He joined the court on March 23, 1999.[2]Stokes retired from the court on January 31, 2021.[3]
Education
Judge Stokes graduated in 1967 with honors from Colgate University and received his J.D. from Duke University in 1970.[2]
Career
- 1999-2021: Judge, New Castle County Superior Court
- 1996-1999: Resident Judge, Court of Common Pleas
- 1971-1975: Legal advisor with rank of Captain, United States Air Force
- 1970-1971: Superior Court law clerk, President Judge Albert J. Stiftel
- 1970: Admitted to Delaware Bar
- Managing Partner, Tunnell and Raysor, P.A.[2]
Awards and associations
- Recipient, United States Air Force Commendation Medal
- Member, Delaware Board of Professional Responsibility
- Member, Board of Bar Examiners
- Member, Delaware Insurance Authority
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Delaware Technical and Community College
- Charter member, Terry-Carey American Inn of Court
- 1975: Recognition for professional trial representation, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and the Judge Advocate General[2]
See also
- News: Death sentence recommended for taxi driver, April 20, 2011
- News: Delaware man has bond raised after suicide attempt, May 14, 2010
External links
- Delaware Courts, "Superior Court of Delaware Judge Biographies," accessed May 29, 2013
- Delaware Courts, "Superior Court of Delaware," accessed May 29, 2013
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Delaware • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Delaware
State courts:
Delaware Supreme Court • Superior Court of Delaware • Delaware Court of Chancery • Delaware Family Court • Delaware Court of Common Pleas • Delaware Justice of the Peace Courts • Delaware Alderman's Courts
State resources:
Courts in Delaware • Delaware judicial elections • Judicial selection in Delaware
