Carl C. Danberg

Professional career

• Chief Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the State of Delaware, a position he assumed in May 2021 after being appointed by Governor John Carney and confirmed by the Delaware Senate.
• The Chief Judge of the Delaware Court of Common Pleas, appointed in 2013 and confirmed for a 12‐year term
• Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction (2007–2013)
• Deputy Principal Assistant to the Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction (1996–2005)
• Danberg has been an adjunct professor at the University of Delaware, teaching constitutional law of criminal procedure

Education

Additional information

• First appointed by Governor Jack Markell in January 2013 to replace Judge Eric M. Davis.
• Carl C. Danberg was born August 29, 1964, in Silver Spring, Maryland, and grew up in Newark, Delaware.
• overseeing the state’s busiest trial court
• Colonel in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps
• He also served in the Delaware Army National Guard as a brigadier general and as a Lt.
• The Court of Common Pleas handles misdemeanor criminal cases, traffic violations, civil matters under $75,000, preliminary felony hearings, and appellate review for Justice of the Peace Court and motor vehicle appeals.
• As Chief Judge, Danberg leads a nine‐judge panel (five in New Castle County, two in Kent, two in Sussex) and oversees problem‐solving programs such as Drug Diversion, Community Dispute Resolution, and Mental Health Court