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# Craig A. Karsnitz

Delaware Superior Court · Resident Judge

## Profile

- Court: Delaware Superior Court
- State: Delaware
- Role: Resident Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### courthouse photography recording

Scope: statewide

Delaware Judicial Branch operating procedures generally restrict courthouse photography and audio or video recording, subject to limited exceptions.

Evidence excerpt: With limited exceptions, visitors will not be allowed to take photos or record audio or video in the courthouse.

[Operating Procedures for the Delaware Judicial Branch: Facilities](https://courts.delaware.gov/aoc/operating-procedures/op-facilities.aspx)
Source checked: 2026-07-30

### courtroom technology coordination

Scope: statewide

Delaware courts publish courtroom technology capabilities, but counsel should direct equipment and setup requests to the applicable court before the proceeding.

Evidence excerpt: If you wish to use any of the technology listed below, please make your request to the appropriate Court prior to trial.

[Courtroom Technology](https://courts.delaware.gov/aoc/courtroomtechnology.aspx)
Source checked: 2026-07-30


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://courts.delaware.gov/superior/aboutus/judges_profile_Karsnitz.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://courts.delaware.gov/superior/aboutus/judges_profile_Karsnitz.aspx)
- [Delaware Courts official judicial roster](https://courts.delaware.gov/superior/aboutus/judges_profile_Karsnitz.aspx)
- [Operating Procedures for the Delaware Judicial Branch: Facilities](https://courts.delaware.gov/aoc/operating-procedures/op-facilities.aspx)
- [Courtroom Technology](https://courts.delaware.gov/aoc/courtroomtechnology.aspx)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Resident Judge of the Sussex County Superior Court in Delaware, appointed by Governor John C. Carney, Jr. on October 22, 2018 and later designated as Sussex County Resident Judge on February 2, 2021
- Justice John J. McNeilly of the Delaware Supreme Court

### Education

- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law — J.D. (1977)
- in Political Science — University of Delaware — B.A. (1974)

### Additional information

- In January 2022, the Delaware Supreme Court reviewed a decision by Judge Karsnitz that removed attorney L. Lin Wood from a case, citing Wood’s conduct in election litigation outside Delaware
- American Trial Lawyers Association, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, Terry-Carey Inn of Court (Past President), American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow) (Professional Memberships)
- As a resident judge, Karsnitz presides over cases in Sussex County, including civil, commercial, and other matters within the Superior Court’s jurisdiction
- Karsnitz was raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania, has two sons, both attorneys, and has also held the role of solicitor for the Rehoboth Beach Board of Adjustment
- The court found Karsnitz had ruled two days before a scheduled hearing without giving Wood an opportunity to respond, and criticized the judge’s language describing Wood as “mendacious or incompetent.” The court vacated the decision, noting the lack of factual basis for the allegations and the procedural deficiency



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Delaware courthouse electronic-device policy](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7807cca0669f7f7603fb9c6d) — Shared courthouse guidance; permission and stated exceptions remain applicable. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://courts.delaware.gov/aoc/operating-procedures/op-facilities.aspx). Collected 2026-10-27.