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# Martin B. O'Connor

Delaware Superior Court · Commissioner

## Profile

- Court: Delaware Superior Court
- State: Delaware
- Role: Commissioner
- 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/comish.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://courts.delaware.gov/superior/aboutus/comish.aspx)
- [Delaware Courts official judicial roster](https://courts.delaware.gov/superior/aboutus/comish.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

- Martin B. O’Connor is a Commissioner of the Superior Court of Delaware, appointed on November 1, 2021, with a term ending January 28, 2032
- Mary Pat Thynge, Chief Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (post–law school)

### Education

- Widener University School of Law — J.D. (1996)

### Additional information

- Public Service: Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Division, Delaware Department of Justice (1998–2021), serving 23 years Board Member, Board of Bar Examiners of the Supreme Court of Delaware (2016–2021) Delaware Courts
- His appointment was confirmed by the Delaware Governor, and he is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Delaware, the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Courts for Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court Delaware Courts
- O’Connor is a member of the Richard S. Rodney American Inn of Court, the Delaware State Bar Association, and serves on the board of Art Therapy Express Program, Inc
- Articles Editor of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law



## 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.