Government of Delaware

Government of Delaware
Great Seal of the State of Delaware
Part of	United States of America
Constitution	Constitution of Delaware
Legislative branch
Name	General Assembly
Type	Bicameral
Meeting place	Delaware Legislative Hall
Upper house
Name	Senate
Presiding officer	Bethany Hall-Long, President
Lower house
Name	House of Representatives
Presiding officer	Peter Schwartzkopf, Speaker
Executive branch
Head of State and Government
Title	Governor
Currently	John Carney
Appointer	Election
Cabinet
Leader	Governor
Deputy leader	Lieutenant Governor
Headquarters	Delaware Legislative Hall
Judicial branch
Courts	Courts of Delaware
Delaware Supreme Court
Chief judge	Collins J. Seitz Jr.
Seat	Wilmington

The Government of Delaware encompasses the administrative structure of the US state of Delaware as established by its 1897 constitution. Analogously to the US federal government, it is composed of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The Governor is head of the executive, the General Assembly is the legislature, and the Supreme Court is the highest court. The state is also organized into counties, municipalities, school districts, and special districts.