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CT Gen Stat § 51-164t (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-164t - Composition of Superior Court established by rule.

 (a) The Superior Court shall consist of such divisions and parts thereof as shall be provided by the rules of the Superior Court to provide the highest standards of justice and the most efficient operation of the court.(b) The Chief Court Administrator shall assign to each division or part thereof as many judges as he deems advisable and shall designate the holding of sessions of divisions and parts at such times and localities as he deems to be in the best interest of court business, taking into consideration the convenience of litigants and their counsel, and the efficient use of courthouse personnel and facilities.(P.A. 76-436, S. 7, 10a, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 84.)History: P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, rewording some provisions and dividing section into Subsecs. but made no substantive change.Cited. 214 C. 256.Cited. 39 CS 347.
CT Gen Stat § 51-164u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-164u - Transfer of matters and appeals pending on July 1, 1978.

 Section 51-164u is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.(P.A. 76-436, S. 2, 681; P.A. 77-347, S. 10, 11; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-164v. (Formerly Sec. 51-141b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-164v. (Formerly Sec. 51-141b) - Use of Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas forms in the Superior Court.

 Any form which was valid for use with respect to any court of common pleas proceeding on July 1, 1978, including but not limited to arrest warrant and search warrant forms, shall be valid for use with respect to proceedings in the Superior Court on and after July 1, 1978, and wherever the words “Circuit Court” or “Court of Common Pleas” appear on any such form used on and after July 1, 1978, they shall be construed to mean “Superior Court”.(P.A. 75-149, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-436, S. 107, 681.)History: P.A. 76-436 replaced previous provisions concerning transfer of circuit court functions to court of common pleas with provisions concerning subsequent transfer of court of common pleas functions to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 51-141b transferred to Sec. 51-164v in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.
CT Gen Stat § 51-164w (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-164w - Juvenile Court, Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas construed to mean Superior Court as of July 1, 1978.

 Section 51-164w is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.(P.A. 76-436, S. 245, 668, 681; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-166 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-166 - Annual meeting of judges.

 The judges of the Superior Court shall meet annually in June. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall give notice of the date, place and hour of meeting and shall preside at the meeting. A majority of all of the judges of the Superior Court shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the event of the absence or disability of the Chief Justice, the Chief Court Administrator shall act in his place.(1949 Rev., S. 7653; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 29; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 84, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 86.)History: 1967 act specified that chief justice is to preside at meeting and that chief court administrator may act in his place and replaced provision whereby judges fixed number which constituted a quorum with provision requiring that majority of entire number of judges be considered as a quorum; P.A. 76-436 allowed meetings to be held at any time during June where previously the first Monday in June was the date, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-248 rephrased section but made no substantive change.
CT Gen Stat § 51-167 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-167 - Special meetings of the judges.

 The Chief Justice or presiding judge of the Supreme Court may call a meeting of the judges of the Superior Court at such time and place as he may designate, and, when convened, they may transact any business that might be done at the annual meeting.(1949 Rev., S. 7654.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-180 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-180 - Criminal terms and sessions.

 (a) There shall be a term of the Superior Court for criminal business on the first Tuesday of each month in each judicial district.(b) The court shall sit during any term in a judicial district for the trial of any person confined to a community correctional center on the first day of the term for want of bail who applies to the court for such trial.(1949 Rev., S. 7622; 1951, 1955, S. 3111d; November, 1955, S. N227; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 30; 1969, P.A. 297; 1972, P.A. 165, S. 15; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 20; P.A. 78-280, S. 4, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 87.)History: 1967 act changed sessions from three to four times each year; 1969 act substituted “community correctional center” for “jail”; 1972 acts added reference to judicial districts and deleted specific reference to sessions in Waterbury in New Haven county, effective September 5, 1972; P.A. 78-280 deleted references to counties; P.A. 82-248 reworded section, divided section into Subsecs. and deleted provision re sitting of court for criminal sessions as fixed by judges.See Sec. 51-183a re procedure when a judge is unable to hold court.
CT Gen Stat § 51-180a. (Formerly Sec. 51-153) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-180a. (Formerly Sec. 51-153) - Special session when accused confined for want of bail.

 Whenever any person confined to a community correctional center for want of bail applies for trial under the provisions of section 51-180 and the court having jurisdiction of such person is not then sitting for the transaction of criminal business, the Chief Court Administrator shall assign a judge of such court to hold a session of such court for the transaction of criminal business for the purpose of such trial.(November, 1955, S. N228; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 46; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 31; 1969, P.A. 297; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 85, 681.)History: 1963 act deleted reference to section 51-152 which was repealed; 1967 act substituted chief court administrator for chief justice or associate justice; 1969 act substituted “community correctional center” for “jail”; P.A. 76-436 made no change, Sec. 10a of the act cancelling out amendment called for by Sec. 85. (Revisor's note: Sec. 51-153 transferred to Sec. 51-180a prior to the 1959 revision of the general statutes, revised to 1968.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-181a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-181a - Sessions at Bristol.

 Section 51-181a is repealed.(February, 1965, P.A. 339, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 32; P.A. 76-436, S. 88, 681; P.A. 77-411, S. 4, 6; 77-576, S. 29, 65.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-181b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-181b - Drug docket and drug courts.

 (a) The Chief Court Administrator may establish in any court location or juvenile matters court location a docket separate from other criminal or juvenile matters for the hearing of criminal or juvenile matters in which a defendant is a drug-dependent person, as defined in section 21a-240. The docket shall be available to offenders who could benefit from placement in a substance abuse treatment program.(b) The Chief Court Administrator shall establish, within the appropriations designated in public act 03-1 of the June 30 special session* for said purpose, one or more drug courts for the hearing of criminal or juvenile matters in which a defendant is a drug-dependent person, as defined in section 21a-240, who could benefit from placement in a substance abuse treatment program.(P.A. 95-131; P.A. 97-248, S. 6, 12; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 164.)*Note: Public act 03-1 of the June 30 special session is entitled “An Act Concerning Expenditures and Revenue for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2005”. (See Reference Table captioned “Public Acts of June 30, 2003” in Volume 16 which indicates the appropriations sections in said act.)History: P.A. 97-248 replaced provision requiring Chief Court Administrator to designate a court location in which a pilot program for a separate drug docket is to be established with provision authorizing said administrator to establish in any geographical area court location or juvenile matters court location such a docket, specified that the docket shall be separate from other juvenile matters, authorized the docket to hear juvenile matters in which a defendant is a drug-dependent person, specified that the availability of the docket to offenders 16 to years of age is only in a geographical area court location and deleted former Subsec. (b) requiring the implementation of the pilot program and a report re its expansion, effective July 1, 1997; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended said Subsec. to delete provision that limited the docket to a “geographical area” court location and revise provision re availability of the docket by replacing “shall be available to, but not be limited to, offenders who are sixteen to twenty-one years of age and who could benefit from placement in a substance abuse treatment program” with “shall be available to offenders who could benefit from placement in a substance abuse treatment program” and added new Subsec. (b) re establishment of one or more drug courts, effective August 20, 2003.
CT Gen Stat § 51-181d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-181d - Truancy docket. Implementation.

 (a) The Chief Court Administrator shall designate a docket separate from the other juvenile matters for the hearing of truancy matters and petitions and motions filed pursuant to section 46b-149 in court locations throughout the state.(b) The Chief Court Administrator shall establish policies and procedures to implement such truancy docket.(P.A. 97-253; P.A. 08-86, S. 5.)History: P.A. 08-86 added reference to motions in Subsec. (a).
CT Gen Stat § 51-181e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-181e - Domestic violence dockets.

 (a) For the purposes of this section, “domestic violence docket” means a docket in a geographical area separate and apart from other criminal matters for the hearing of family violence matters.(b) Not later than December 31, 2010, the Chief Court Administrator shall identify geographical areas that do not have a domestic violence docket and designate three geographical areas from among such geographical areas for the establishment of domestic violence dockets. Not later than June 30, 2011, the Chief Court Administrator may establish, within available resources, a domestic violence docket in each geographical area so designated under this subsection. If the Chief Court Administrator establishes such dockets, the Chief Court Administrator shall, prior to establishing such dockets, examine the effectiveness of domestic violence dockets in existence prior to June 7, 2010, and incorporate, within available resources, the operational elements of such dockets that the Chief Court Administrator deems beneficial to victims of family violence. If the Chief Court Administrator does not establish such dockets by June 30, 2011, the Chief Court Administrator shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary, stating the reasons why such dockets were not established.(P.A. 10-144, S. 13.)History: P.A. 10-144 effective June 7, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 51-182 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-182 - Notice of sessions. Special sessions. Short calendar.

 (a) The judges of the Superior Court shall provide for the giving of reasonable notice of the times and places when court is to be held.(b) The Chief Court Administrator or his designee shall assign judges to divisions or parts thereof. The Chief Court Administrator may vary any such assignment.(c) The Chief Court Administrator or his designee shall provide, so far as it may be practicable, necessary and consistent with the performance by each judge of the usual circuit duty, for the presence of a judge in each judicial district to hold short calendar sessions, small claims sessions, night sessions and other special sessions under such regulations as the Chief Court Administrator may, from time to time, establish.(d) The regulations established by the Chief Court Administrator shall provide for at least one short calendar session in each judicial district in each month during the year.(1949 Rev., S. 7624; 1957, P.A. 651, S. 26; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 22; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 87, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 83, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 89.)History: 1965 act substituted chief court administrator for chief justice and eliminated prohibition against short calendar sessions in July and August; P.A. 76-436 deleted requirement that assignment of judges be made at their annual meeting, added references to districts and geographical areas generally, to the judicial district of Waterbury specifically, to small claims, night and special sessions and replaced chief judge of superior court with chief court administrator or his designee where appearing, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 deleted detailed provisions re sessions of courts, reflecting fact that court now sits continuously, and replaced references to counties and to judicial district of Waterbury with general reference to judicial districts; P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, rewording some provisions and dividing section in Subsecs. but made no substantive change.In absence of required notice or agreement, judgment for substantial damages on default is erroneous. 78 C. 286. Cited. 97 C. 557; 113 C. 382.
CT Gen Stat § 51-182c. (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-182c. - Transferred to Chapter 815, Sec. 46b-1.

*Note: Originally renumbered as Sec. 51-330 in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.
CT Gen Stat § 51-182d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-182d - Length of family relations sessions; assignment of judges.

 Section 51-182d is repealed.(1959, P.A. 531, S. 4; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 25; P.A. 76-436, S. 90, 681; P.A. 77-411, S. 5, 6; 77-576, S. 29, 65.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-182h. (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-182h. - Transferred to Chapter 815, Sec. 46b-11.

*Note: Originally renumbered as Sec. 51-335 in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.
CT Gen Stat § 51-182l. (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-182l. - Transferred to Chapter 815, Sec. 46b-10.

*Note: Originally renumbered as Sec. 51-339 in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.
CT Gen Stat § 51-182m. (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-182m. - Transferred to Chapter 815, Sec. 46b-9.

*Note: Originally renumbered as Sec. 51-340 in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.
CT Gen Stat § 51-182p. (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-182p. - Transferred to Chapter 815, Sec. 46b-8.

*Note: Originally renumbered as Sec. 51-341 in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.
CT Gen Stat § 51-183 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-183 - Substitute judge.

 Any judge of the Superior Court may hold any term or session or part of any term or session of court to which another judge has been assigned, when the latter is unable to hold or complete it; and any judge may try any action when the judge holding court is disqualified or declines to try it.(1949 Rev., S. 7635; P.A. 82-248, S. 90.)History: P.A. 82-248 reworded section but made no substantive change.Cited. 213 C. 686.Cited. 16 CA 684; 39 CA 635; 44 CA 125.
CT Gen Stat § 51-183a. (Formerly Sec. 51-28) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-183a. (Formerly Sec. 51-28) - Judge's inability to hold court.

 When any judge assigned to hold the Superior Court in any judicial district or geographical area is unable to hold or continue court for such a period as business may require, he shall notify the Chief Court Administrator or his designee of such inability. The Chief Court Administrator or his designee shall immediately assign and direct some other judge or senior judge to hold or continue court. The judge so assigned shall hold or continue court accordingly.(1949 Rev., S. 7701; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 24; P.A. 74-183, S. 21, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 54, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 84, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 91.)History: 1967 act required that judge who is unable to hold or continue court notify chief court administrator rather than chief justice of supreme court; P.A. 74-183 deleted provisions governing procedure for adjournment of court when a judge fails to appear on first day of session and required that judge who is unable to hold or continue court notify chief judge rather than chief court administrator, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 added reference to judicial districts, required notification of chief court administrator or his designee rather than chief judge when judge is unable to hold court and allowed assignment of senior judges to hold or continue court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 51-28 transferred to Sec. 51-183a in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement; P.A. 78-280 deleted provision prohibiting adjournment or discontinuance of term or session of court because judge assigned to preside is absent, reflecting fact that court now sits continuously, deleted reference to counties and added reference to geographical areas; P.A. 82-248 reworded section but made no substantive change.Annotation to former section 51-28:Cited. 97 C. 559.
CT Gen Stat § 51-183d. (Formerly Sec. 51-42) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-183d. (Formerly Sec. 51-42) - Disqualified judge; proceedings not void.

 If a judge acts in any legal proceeding in which he is disqualified, the proceeding shall not by reason thereof be void, but such action shall constitute an irregularity of which advantage may be taken by appeal or, where no appeal lies, by proceedings in error.(1949 Rev., S. 7698; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 85; P.A. 82-248, S. 93.)History: 1959 act deleted justice of the peace from application of section; Sec. 51-42 transferred to Sec. 51-183d in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement; P.A. 82-248 made minor technical changes in language but made no substantive change.Annotations to former section 51-42:Cited. 152 C. 630.Cited. 3 CS 424.Annotation to present section:Cited. 27 CA 15.
CT Gen Stat § 51-183e. (Formerly Sec. 51-43) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-183e. (Formerly Sec. 51-43) - Presiding judge or arbitrator to have casting vote.

 Section 51-183e is repealed, effective October 1, 2010.(1949 Rev., S. 7696; P.A. 82-248, S. 94; P.A. 10-43, S. 43.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-183f. (Formerly Sec. 51-44) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-183f. (Formerly Sec. 51-44) - Expiration of term, disability retirement, death or resignation of judge.

 If the term of office of any judge of the Superior Court expires during the pendency of any proceeding before him, or if any judge of the Superior Court is retired because of a disability, dies or resigns during the pendency of any proceeding before him, any other judge of that court, upon application, shall have power to proceed therewith as if the subject matter had been originally brought before him.(1949 Rev., S. 7705; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 86; 1967, P.A. 218; P.A. 74-183, S. 26, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 58, 681.)History: 1959 act included circuit court judge; 1967 act extended section to include disability retirement, death and resignation; P.A. 74-183 removed judges of circuit court from purview of section, reflecting transfer of circuit court functions to court of common pleas, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 removed common pleas court judges from purview of section, reflecting transfer of common pleas court functions to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 51-44 transferred to Sec. 51-183f in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.Annotation to former section 51-44:Former statute did not apply when judge died during pendency of proceeding. 25 CS 60.Annotations to present section:Cited. 22 CA 363. Outlines steps to be taken by successor judge pursuant to section. 29 CA 378. Cited. 34 CA 673; 39 CA 429.Applies where judge dies after a jury verdict but before case is completed. 46 CS 650.
CT Gen Stat § 51-183g. (Formerly Sec. 51-46) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-183g. (Formerly Sec. 51-46) - Retiring judge; unfinished matters.

 Any judge of the Superior Court may, after ceasing to hold office as such judge, settle and dispose of all matters relating to appeal cases, as well as any other unfinished matters pertaining to causes theretofore tried by him, as if he were still such judge.(1949 Rev., S. 8010; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 87; P.A. 74-183, S. 27, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 59, 681.)History: 1959 act substituted circuit court judge for municipal court judge, latter court having been abolished; P.A. 74-183 removed circuit court judges from purview of section, reflecting transfer of circuit court functions to court of common pleas, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 removed common pleas court judges from purview of section, reflecting transfer of common pleas court functions to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 51-46 transferred to Sec. 51-183g in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.Annotations to former section 51-46:The rule was otherwise before its passage. 41 C. 96. Statute is constitutional. 53 C. 237; 97 C. 565. Making a finding is a ministerial act and may constitutionally be performed by a judge retired because of constitutional limitations as to age. Id. See 105 C. 719. Does not apply to judges of town courts. 130 C. 472. Retired judge has duty to make a finding just as though he were still the judge. 76 C. 388; 143 C. 582.Annotation to present section:Judge trial referee may resentence defendant when he had presided over defendant's trial as a Superior Court judge. 274 C. 727.
CT Gen Stat § 51-183h. (Formerly Sec. 51-41a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-183h. (Formerly Sec. 51-41a) - Judge not to hear motion attacking bench warrant which he signed.

 No judge may preside at the hearing of any motion attacking the validity or sufficiency of any bench warrant of arrest which he has signed.(1967, P.A. 24, S. 1; P.A. 82-248, S. 95.)History: Sec. 51-41a transferred to Sec. 51-183h in 1979; P.A. 82-248 changed “warrant or arrest warrant” to “warrant of arrest”.Annotation to former section 51-41a:Cited. 191 C. 360.Annotations to present section:Cited. 227 C. 784.Cited. 37 CA 672. A hearing in probable cause is not a hearing on a motion attacking the validity or sufficiency of the arrest warrant, and accordingly, does not provide a basis for disqualification under section. 142 CA 530.