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# Eliza M. Hirst

Delaware Family Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Delaware Family Court
- State: Delaware
- Role: 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/Family/judges)
- [Official roster](https://courts.delaware.gov/Family/judges)
- [Delaware Courts official judicial roster](https://courts.delaware.gov/Family/judges)
- [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

- Judge of the Delaware Family Court, sworn in on June 21, 2024, for her first term, with a background in public defense, child welfare advocacy, and legal education
- Officially sworn in at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington, with Chief Judge Michael K. Newell administering the oath
- She is also an Adjunct Professor at Widener University’s Delaware Law School and holds certifications as a Child Welfare Law Specialist and a Child First Forensic Child Interviewer

### Education



### Additional information

- 2020–2021: Chief Strategy and Compliance Officer at Children & Families First.
- 2010–2020: Deputy Child Advocate at the Office of the Child Advocate.
- 2003–2010: Staff Attorney for the Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.
- The Delaware Judicial Branch maintains Judge Hirst’s official profile and court information on the Delaware Courts Family Court website
- Family Court of the State of Delaware, which handles domestic matters such as custody, child support, protection from abuse, divorce, guardianship, and related cases.



## 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.