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# Gary F. Traynor

Delaware Court on the Judiciary · Justice, Supreme Court (ex officio)

## Profile

- Court: Delaware Court on the Judiciary
- State: Delaware
- Role: Justice, Supreme Court (ex officio)
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## 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

### oral argument time

Scope: courtwide

Delaware Supreme Court oral argument is granted in roughly 30 percent of appeals and is ordinarily limited to 20 minutes per side before a panel or 25 minutes per side en banc.

Evidence excerpt: The Court permits oral argument in approximately 30% of its cases. Each side is generally allotted 20 minutes before a panel and 25 minutes before the Court en Banc.

[Supreme Court Proceedings](https://courts.delaware.gov/help/proceedings/supreme.aspx)
Source checked: 2026-07-30

### 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/supreme/justices.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://courts.delaware.gov/supreme/justices.aspx)
- [Delaware Courts official judicial roster](https://courts.delaware.gov/supreme/justices.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)
- [Supreme Court Proceedings](https://courts.delaware.gov/help/proceedings/supreme.aspx)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, appointed in 2017 to replace Justice Randy J. Holland, and serves a 12‐year term until July 5, 2029
- One of the four justices alongside Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr., Justice Abigail M. LeGrow, and Justice N. Christopher Griffiths
- Justice Traynor’s appointment was notable because Delaware law required a Republican nominee to replace Holland, despite Governor Carney’s Democratic affiliation

### Education


### Additional information

- Sworn in on July 5, 2017 after being nominated by Delaware Governor John Carney and confirmed by the Delaware Senate.
- He succeeded Randy J. Holland, who retired in March 2017.
- He is a registered Republican



## 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.