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# Sonia Augusthy

Delaware Superior Court · Judge

## Profile

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

- Publicly sworn in at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington on July 31, 2025, by then-Judge Calvin L. Scott
- Judge on the Delaware Superior Court, appointed by Governor Matt Meyer on May 16, 2025, and sworn in on July 31, 2025, marking her as the first person of South Asian descent on the court’s bench
- Prosecutor at the Delaware Department of Justice — held leadership roles including Director of the Office of Civil Rights & Public Trust (2018–2020) and Unit Head of Felony Screening (2016–2018)

### Education



### Additional information

- Augusthy has held office on the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners, the Superior Court Criminal Rules Committee, and the SENTAC Subcommittee on Sentencing Reform.
- overseeing public corruption prosecutions, police use-of-force reviews, and transparency legislation
- She is active in the Delaware State Bar Association, Rodney Inn of Court, and Herrmann Technology Inn of Court



## 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.