1949-1953 - Sam Arsht Revises All Existing Delaware Law

In October 1949, Sam Arsht accepted an appointment by Governor Elbert Carvel to be part of a three-lawyer commission to revise Delaware's statutory code. Each of the state's three counties was represented on the commission and Arsht served as chair. It was a monumental task, involving examination of the entire body of Delaware laws, which had not been revised since 1935 and was rooted deeply in the still earlier 1915 version. On Feb. 12, 1953, the newly revised code, clearly written and annotated, which an index and cross-referencing, was signed into law.