DOVER – On Wednesday, November 19, following his nomination by Governor Matt Meyer, Mark Hudson was confirmed by the Delaware State Senate as Sussex County Family Court Commissioner. He was immediately sworn in by Family Court Chief Judge Michael K. Newell.

“A dedicated public servant, Commissioner Hudson has spent much of his career advocating on behalf of Delaware’s children and their families,” Governor Matt Meyer said. “His wealth of experience and deep understanding of our Family Court system have prepared him well to serve Sussex County in this new role.”

Commissioner Hudson most recently served as the Chief of Legal Services at the Office of the Child Advocate, overseeing staff and volunteer attorneys in Delaware’s statewide child representation system and advancing child-welfare policy and training initiatives. He previously served in the Department of Justice’s Child Protection Unit and spent eight years as a Deputy Child Advocate representing children in foster care.

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ABOUT THE NOMINEE:
Mark H. Hudson, Esq., CWLS
Commissioner, Sussex County Family Court

For the last fifteen years, Mark Hudson has been working diligently on behalf of children and families across Delaware. From 2010 to 2016, he represented indigent parents whose children were in the custody of the Division of Family Services. Then, from 2016 to 2024, as a Deputy Child Advocate at the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) in Georgetown, Hudson represented children in the custody of the Division of Family Services and advocated for policy and legislative changes to improve child welfare within the state.

Hudson became a Deputy Attorney General in the Child Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice in 2024, where he represented the Division of Family Services in cases including but not limited to dependency and neglect, termination of parental rights, and Child Protection Registry hearings.

Hudson returned to the OCA in 2025 as the Chief of Legal Services. His responsibilities included managing and assisting the attorneys appointed to represent children in child welfare proceedings. He was also responsible for coordinating OCA’s legal services training offered to members of the Delaware Bar.

Early in his career, Mark clerked for various offices and firms including the Sussex County Office of the Public Defender and the Sussex County Court of Common Pleas. He is also former Sussex County Bar Association President and Vice President for the Delaware Bar Association—he held both positions from 2016-2018. He holds a Juris Doctor from the Roger Williams University School of Law and is certified as a Child Welfare Law Specialist by the National Association of Counsel for Children and serves as a member of the National Counsel of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.

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