The Honorable Charles E. Butler

Appointed By: Gov. Jack A. Markell

Biography

The Hon. Charles E. Butler is a resident judge of the New Castle County Superior Court in Delaware. Butler was initially appointed to the bench by former Governor Jack Markell in 2012. He was subsequently named New Castle County Resident Judge by Governor John Carney on June 6, 2020, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Richard “Dick” Cooch.


Butler earned a B.A. in criminal justice from the University of Delaware in 1978. He then completed a J.D. at Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in 1981.


After graduating from law school, Butler entered into private practice, working as an associate at Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis from 1981 to 1983. He spent the next two years serving as an Assistant District Attorney with the City of Philadelphia.


In 1985, Butler joined the Delaware Department of Justice, where he served as Deputy Attorney General until 1995. At that time, he returned to private practice. He worked as a partner at Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins (1995 to 2000) as well as a sole practitioner in Arizona (2000 to 2004) and Delaware (2004 to 2010). Then, in 2010, Butler resumed his duties at the Delaware Department of Justice. He served as Chief Deputy Attorney General until his appointment to the bench.


He is registered as a Democrat.

Recent Cases by Hon. Charles E. Butler

On February 13, 2023 a personal injury auto case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Feb 13, 2023

Status

NEW

Type

PERSONAL INJURY AUTO

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 16, 2023

On February 10, 2023 a mortgage mediation case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Feb 10, 2023

Status

NEW

Type

MORTGAGE MEDIATION

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 12, 2023

On February 8, 2023 a personal injury auto case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Feb 08, 2023

Status

NEW

Type

PERSONAL INJURY AUTO

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 14, 2023

On February 6, 2023 a debt / breach of contract case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Feb 06, 2023

Status

NEW

Type

DEBT / BREACH OF CONTRACT

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 14, 2023

On February 3, 2023 a personal injury auto case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Feb 03, 2023

Status

NEW

Type

PERSONAL INJURY AUTO

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 12, 2023

On February 2, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Feb 02, 2023

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 11, 2023

On February 1, 2023 a mortgage mediation case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Feb 01, 2023

Status

NEW

Type

MORTGAGE MEDIATION

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 11, 2023

On January 25, 2023 a mortgage mediation case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Jan 25, 2023

Status

NEW

Type

MORTGAGE MEDIATION

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 07, 2023

On January 20, 2023 a mortgage mediation case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Jan 20, 2023

Status

NEW

Type

MORTGAGE MEDIATION

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 05, 2023

On January 13, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Jan 13, 2023

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 04, 2023

On January 11, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Jan 11, 2023

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 11, 2023

On January 10, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Jan 10, 2023

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 08, 2023

On January 10, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Jan 10, 2023

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 03, 2023

On January 9, 2023 a personal injury auto case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Jan 09, 2023

Status

NEW

Type

PERSONAL INJURY AUTO

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 07, 2023

On January 6, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Jan 06, 2023

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Jan 07, 2023

On January 5, 2023 a debt / breach of contract case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Jan 05, 2023

Status

NEW

Type

DEBT / BREACH OF CONTRACT

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Jan 06, 2023

On January 5, 2023 an auto arbitration appeal case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Jan 05, 2023

Status

NEW

Type

AUTO ARBITRATION APPEAL

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 05, 2023

On January 4, 2023 a personal injury case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Jan 04, 2023

Status

NEW

Type

PERSONAL INJURY

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Feb 05, 2023

On December 21, 2022 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Dec 21, 2022

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Dec 23, 2022

On December 9, 2022 a personal injury auto case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Dec 09, 2022

Status

NEW

Type

PERSONAL INJURY AUTO

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Dec 10, 2022

On November 23, 2022 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Nov 23, 2022

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Nov 24, 2022

On November 17, 2022 an unemployment insurance board case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Nov 17, 2022

Status

NEW

Type

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BOARD

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

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Case Last Refreshed

Nov 18, 2022

On October 28, 2022 a personal injury auto case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Oct 28, 2022

Status

NEW

Type

PERSONAL INJURY AUTO

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

Hon. BUTLER, CHARLES E Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for BUTLER, CHARLES E

Case Last Refreshed

Nov 01, 2022

On October 19, 2022 a mortgage mediation case was filed in the jurisdiction of New Castle County. Judge BUTLER, CHARLES E presiding.

Filed

Oct 19, 2022

Status

NEW

Type

MORTGAGE MEDIATION

County

New Castle County, DE

Judge

Hon. BUTLER, CHARLES E Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for BUTLER, CHARLES E

Case Last Refreshed

Oct 20, 2022

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