Family Court Chief Judge Michael K. Newell on Thursday declared that Kris Kringle is, in fact, Santa Claus, as the Delaware courts continued a holiday season tradition of performing the courtroom scene of “Miracle on 34th Street” for local school children.

This week’s schedule of performances marked the end of intellectual property attorney Richard K. Herrmann’s time at the helm of the annual event he launched more than 14 years ago.