U.S. District Court Judges Colm F. Connolly and Maryellen Noreika both took the oath of office in private ceremonies this week, bringing Delaware’s four-member district court back to full strength for the first time in 18 months.

Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark welcomed the new judges in an announcement Friday that outlined the court’s plans to roll back some emergency measures put in place to deal with a surge in filings that had been weighing on the shorthanded court.