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CT Gen Stat § 51-51u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 872a - Removal, Suspension and Censure of Judges|Section 51-51u - Jurisdiction over complaints filed with council previously established.

 The council established under section 51-51k shall have the power to hear and decide complaints filed with, but not finally determined by, the Judicial Review Council established under sections 51-51a to 51-51f, inclusive, of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 1977, and may hear and decide complaints received on or after January 1, 1978, notwithstanding that the act complained of occurred prior to that date.(P.A. 77-494, S. 16, 18; P.A. 78-377, S. 2; 78-379, S. 25, 27; P.A. 82-248, S. 47.)History: P.A. 78-377 changed effective date of Sec. 25 of P.A. 78-379 from July 1, 1978, to January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-379 amended section to replace former judicial review council with reconstituted council; P.A. 82-248 deleted language re transfer of records and funds from judicial review council terminated on January 1, 1978.Cited. 193 C. 180.
CT Gen Stat § 51-52a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 873 - Court Clerks|Section 51-52a - Powers of clerks and clerical assistants.

 (a) The clerk of any court may, when directed by the court, amend, make up and complete any imperfect or unfinished record in such manner as the court may direct.(b) The clerk for each judicial district may certify to copies of the records and do all other acts in relation to the files and records of the county court which the clerk of the county court could have done and may, when directed by the superior court for such district, amend, make up and complete any record of the former county court, when necessary to supply any omission of a former clerk thereof, in such manner as the court directs.(c) The chief clerk for each judicial district and the clerks for housing matters may certify, as clerk of the judicial district or of any county within or partly within the judicial district, to the authority of judges, justices of the peace and commissioners of the Superior Court.(d) Deputy chief clerks, clerks, deputy clerks and assistant clerks shall have the same powers as chief clerks of the Superior Court, subject to the direction of the chief clerk, and shall be authorized clerks for the district for which they are appointed, for the purpose of certifying to the authority of any judge, justice of the peace or commissioner of the Superior Court. Deputy clerks and assistant clerks shall have the same powers as clerks of the superior court, subject to the direction of the clerk for the geographical area for which they are appointed, and shall be authorized clerks for the geographical area for the purpose of certifying to the authority of any judge, justice of the peace or commissioner of the Superior Court.(e) A deputy chief clerk, deputy clerk or assistant clerk may sign any process or other document requiring the signature of the chief clerk or clerk for the court location for which he is appointed or any other document which the chief clerk or clerk is otherwise authorized to sign.(f) A temporary assistant clerk shall have the same powers as clerks of the court.(g) If authorized by the clerk, as defined in subsection (g) of section 51-51v, a supervisor or a clerical or administrative assistant may sign any process or other document requiring the signature of the chief clerk or clerk or any other document which the chief clerk or clerk is authorized to sign and may administer the oath to any witness during the trial or hearing of any action.(P.A. 82-248, S. 52; P.A. 84-262, S. 3; P.A. 91-24, S. 4, 8.)History: P.A. 84-262 amended Subsec. (c) by adding “and the clerks for housing matters”; P.A. 91-24 amended Subsec. (g) to replace “if authorized by the chief clerk or clerk for the court location for which he is appointed” with “If authorized by the clerk, as defined in subsection (g) of section 51-51v,” and to permit a supervisor when so authorized to sign certain documents and administer oaths.Cited. 201 C. 1.Cited. 16 CA 518.
CT Gen Stat § 51-52b. (Formerly Sec. 51-171a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 873 - Court Clerks|Section 51-52b. (Formerly Sec. 51-171a) - Certification re authority of justice of the peace or commissioner of the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield or Stamford-Norwalk.

 The chief clerk of the superior court at Bridgeport shall, on the request of any justice of the peace or commissioner of the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield or Stamford-Norwalk and on the receipt of a fee of one dollar, furnish to the chief clerk of the superior court at Stamford a duplicate of the certificate of qualification or appointment of such justice of the peace or commissioner of the Superior Court and said clerk at Stamford may thereafter certify to the authority of such justice of the peace or commissioner of the Superior Court.(February, 1965, P.A. 601; P.A. 78-280, S. 7, 127; P.A. 80-201, S. 3, 9; P.A. 81-34, S. 6, 9.)History: P.A. 78-280 replaced “Fairfield county” with “judicial district of Fairfield”; P.A. 80-201 applied provisions to judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk; P.A. 81-34 eliminated the authority of the clerk of the superior court at Bridgeport to certify authority of notaries public and specified that chief clerk empowered to certify the authority of justice of the peace or commissioners of the superior court, effective July 1, 1982; Sec. 51-171a transferred to Sec. 51-52b in 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 51-53 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 873 - Court Clerks|Section 51-53 - Clerks to give notice of decrees of court by mail or electronic delivery.

 (a) Whenever any court, including a court of probate, or the judge of any such court acting in any matter coming before him as a judge, makes or renders any decision, order, decree, denial or ruling, unless it is made or rendered in the presence of counsel in the matter, the clerk of the court shall immediately notify counsel and any appearing party, in writing by mail or electronic delivery, of the decision, order, decree, denial or ruling. Electronic delivery may be by computer or facsimile transmission or by employing other technology in accordance with procedures and technical standards established by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator or the Probate Court Administrator, as the case may be. Notice delivered electronically shall have the same validity and status as notice delivered by mail.(b) The time limited by law for commencing appellate proceedings on the decision, order, decree, denial or ruling shall date from the time when such notice is issued by the clerk.(1949 Rev., S. 7719; 1963, P.A. 412; P.A. 82-248, S. 53; P.A. 12-133, S. 6.)History: 1963 act deleted prohibition against applying section to courts or judges of probate, specifying section to apply in any contested matter; P.A. 82-248 rephrased section and divided section into Subsecs.; P.A. 12-133 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provisions re clerk to provide notice to any appearing party, re notice given by mail or electronic delivery, re methods and standards for electronic delivery and re delivery of notice electronically to have same validity as notice delivered by mail.See Sec. 45a-187 re time of taking probate appeals.Cited. 132 C. 627; 178 C. 189; 181 C. 367; 232 C. 181.Cited. 36 CA 469; 44 CA 812; 45 CA 324; 46 CA 298.Section applied. 31 CS 53.Subsec. (a):Clerk's failure to issue notice of an order does not render the order ineffective. 131 CA 471.
CT Gen Stat § 51-54 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 873 - Court Clerks|Section 51-54 - Completing records.

 Section 51-54 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 7720; P.A. 82-248, S. 163.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-55 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 873 - Court Clerks|Section 51-55 - Judgments of default or nonsuit.

 A clerk of the Superior Court shall not enter any judgment of default or nonsuit, unless directed by the court, except where the parties fail to appear; provided, in any civil action in which a notice of an intention to suffer a default has been filed, the clerk shall, upon request of either party, enter judgment of default.(1949 Rev., S. 7700; P.A. 82-160, S. 101.)History: P.A. 82-160 rephrased section, but made no substantive changes.See Sec. 52-84 re time for rendering judgment by default.Failure of defendant to receive notice does not relieve her of blame in failing to enter her appearance. 139 C. 532.Cited. 17 CS 118.
CT Gen Stat § 51-56 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 873 - Court Clerks|Section 51-56 - Accounting for receipts by clerks of Supreme, Superior and Common Pleas Court. Removal from office. Accounting on death or removal.

 Section 51-56 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 7715, 7716, 7717; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 92; 1961, P.A. 186, S. 2; P.A. 74-183, S. 40, 291.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-57 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 873 - Court Clerks|Section 51-57 - Superior Court clerks. Oath. Full-time duties. Criminal defense prohibited.

 (a) Each clerk of the Superior Court shall, before entering on the duties of his office, be sworn to the faithful performance of his duties.(b) Each clerk and assistant clerk, except temporary or part-time assistant clerks, shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office.(c) No clerk of the Superior Court may defend, counsel, advise or act as attorney for any defendant in any criminal action or otherwise engage in the private practice of criminal law.(1949 Rev., S. 8879; P.A. 82-248, S. 50.)History: P.A. 82-248 reworded section, added the phrase “or otherwise engage in the private practice of criminal law” and incorporates language formerly in Secs. 51-51v and 51-69.
CT Gen Stat § 51-58 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 873 - Court Clerks|Section 51-58 - Court seals. Filing of official seals with Secretary of the State.

 Each court location having a clerk shall have its proper seal, which shall be kept by the clerk or by the records management officer or other designee of the Chief Court Administrator permitted to certify copies of inactive records pursuant to section 51-52. Any such court, and any public officer required by law to have an official seal, may place on file in the office of the Secretary of the State an impression of such seal, accompanied by a certificate, properly sworn to, of the genuineness of the same. The impression shall become a public record of the state; and the Secretary of the State shall certify to the genuineness of such seals when so required.(1949 Rev., S. 7721; P.A. 79-176, S. 2; P.A. 82-248, S. 56.)History: P.A. 79-176 authorized public officer or other designee of chief court administrator to keep seal of court; P.A. 82-248 reworded section, adding “location” after “court” and changing “public officer” to “records management officer”.See Sec. 4-51 re seals for state departments.See Sec. 53-153 re penalty for counterfeiting seal.
CT Gen Stat § 51-59 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 873 - Court Clerks|Section 51-59 - Clerks' offices, when open.

 The judges of the Superior Court may provide by rule for the times when the clerks' offices shall be deemed to be open for the purpose of entering appearances, judgments of nonsuit or default for want of appearance and for filing pleadings, amendments to pleadings and written motions. Each office shall be open at least five days a week except during weeks which include a legal holiday. The clerks' offices may be deemed to be open whether a judge is in attendance or not.(1949 Rev., S. 7699; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 93; P.A. 74-183, S. 42, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 72, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 77, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 57.)History: 1959 act included circuit court judges; 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; P.A. 78-280 deleted provision which stated that last day for filing is next business day when office is open in cases where last filing day would fall on day when office is closed; P.A. 82-248 rephrased section.See Sec. 51-347c re next business day as last day for filing if clerk's office closed.Where rules require filing within 24 hours, fact that motion cannot be filed after noon Saturday does not extend filing time. 121 C. 364. Former statute cited. 131 C. 403.Cited. 36 CS 565.
CT Gen Stat § 51-62 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 874 - Court Reporters|Section 51-62 - Official court reporters and court recording monitors before judges, judge trial referees and family support magistrates.

 (a) Whenever a judge of the Superior Court, a judge trial referee or a family support magistrate sitting in chambers deems it necessary, the judge, judge trial referee or family support magistrate may call upon the official court reporter or court recording monitor for the judicial district in which any action pending is to be heard to take the evidence therein. The judge, judge trial referee or family support magistrate shall have and may exercise all the powers conferred by law upon a judge of the Superior Court when sitting as a court, with respect to transcripts of the official records of the official court reporter or court recording monitor.(b) The official court reporter or court recording monitor when called upon shall attend the hearings, and shall have all the powers, be subject to the same duties and receive the same compensation for attendance and fees for transcripts of the official records as are authorized by law.(1949 Rev., S. 7728; 1953, S. 3134d; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 60; P.A. 89-360, S. 40, 45; P.A. 19-64, S. 6.)History: P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district” for “county”; P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, rewording some provisions and dividing section into Subsecs. but made no substantive change; P.A. 89-360 amended Subsec. (a) by adding references to family support magistrates; P.A. 19-64 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing references to state referee with references to judge trial referee, adding reference to court recording monitor, and deleting “before the judge sitting in chambers, family support magistrate or state referee”, amended Subsec. (b) by adding reference to court recording monitor, and deleting “, or a competent assistant designated by him,”, deleted Subsec. (c) re compensation for attendance and fees for copies to be paid by clerk of superior court, and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 51-64 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 874 - Court Reporters|Section 51-64 - Traveling expenses.

 Section 51-64 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 3608; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 36; 1959, P.A. 615, S. 12; P.A. 82-248, S. 163.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-65 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 874 - Court Reporters|Section 51-65 - Vacancy in office of court reporter.

 Section 51-65 is repealed, effective July 1, 2019.(1949 Rev., S. 7730; P.A. 82-248, S. 62; P.A. 85-613, S. 76, 154; P.A. 19-64, S. 25.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-72 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 874 - Court Reporters|Section 51-72 - Probate Court; stenographer may be called in by agreement.

 Whenever, in any court of probate, the parties or their attorneys so agree in writing, the judge of the court may call in a competent and disinterested person who is capable to act as a stenographer to act as the official stenographer in the whole or in such portion of the cause or matter as may be agreed upon. The compensation of the stenographer shall be paid by the parties in such proportion as the judge of the court decides, except that the compensation shall not exceed that of the official court reporter of the Superior Court.(1949 Rev., S. 7733; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 94; P.A. 82-248, S. 63.)History: 1959 act deleted references to municipal court and the taxing of costs therein, municipal courts having been abolished; P.A. 82-248 reworded section.Cited. 194 C. 635; 237 C. 12.Cited. 27 CA 333.
CT Gen Stat § 51-73 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 874 - Court Reporters|Section 51-73 - Powers and duties of stenographer. Notes to be evidence. Appeals on record.

 Each stenographer called in and acting under the provisions of section 51-72 shall be sworn and shall have the powers and be subject to the duties prescribed by law for the official court reporter of the Superior Court. Evidence taken by any such stenographer shall have the same effect and be evidence to the same extent as evidence taken by the official court reporter of the Superior Court. Appeals from any decision rendered in any case after a record is made under this section and section 51-72, shall be on such record and shall not be a trial de novo.(1949 Rev., S. 7734; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 95; P.A. 81-349, S. 4, 5.)History: 1959 act deleted obsolete references to sections 51-70 and 51-71; P.A. 81-349 provided that appeals from any decision rendered in any case after a record is made shall be on such record and shall not be a trial de novo.See Sec. 52-161 re consideration of transcripts of stenographer's record as part of official record.Cited. 194 C. 635; 237 C. 12.Cited. 27 CA 333.
CT Gen Stat § 51-74 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 874 - Court Reporters|Section 51-74 - Use of digital recording equipment by official court reporter or court recording monitor.

 The record of proceedings in any court required to be made by an official court reporter or court recording monitor shall be made by digital recording equipment approved by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.(1953, S. 3136d; P.A. 82-248, S. 64; P.A. 19-64, S. 8.)History: P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, rewording some provisions and dividing section into Subsecs. but made no substantive change; P.A. 19-64 deleted Subsec. designator from existing Subsec. (a) and amended same by replacing “assistant court reporter, stenographer or assistant stenographer may in the first instance be made by shorthand, by shorthand writing machine, or by a mechanical or sound recording device” with “or court recording monitor shall be made by digital recording equipment”, deleted former Subsec. (b) re court reporter or stenographer attending court and making record of proceedings by short hand or approved mechanical or sound recording device and deleted former Subsec. (c) re “shorthand notes”, “stenographic notes” and “official notes”.
CT Gen Stat § 51-75 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 875 - Court Messengers|Section 51-75 - Messengers of the Supreme and Superior Courts.

 Section 51-75 is repealed, effective October 1, 2012.(1949 Rev., S. 7711; 1957, P.A. 651, S. 29; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 60; 1972, P.A. 165, S. 10; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 20; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 76, 681; P.A. 77-576, S. 23, 65; P.A. 82-248, S. 65; P.A. 84-529, S. 3; P.A. 12-133, S. 47.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-77 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 875 - Court Messengers|Section 51-77 - Filling of vacancies.

 Whenever a vacancy exists in the office of messenger or assistant messenger, the judges of the Superior Court or any authorized committee thereof may fill the vacancy until the next July first.(1949 Rev., S. 7713; 1972, P.A. 165, S. 11; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 20; P.A. 77-576, S. 24, 65; P.A. 82-248, S. 66.)History: 1972 acts added judicial districts, effective September 5, 1972; P.A. 77-576 deleted provision allowing removal of messenger for cause and proviso re interim appointments to fill vacancies until judges' annual meeting, at which time judges fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term, specifying instead that vacancies are to be filled until the next July first by judges or a committee of judges, and included reference to assistant messengers, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-248 changed “such court” to “superior court” and “such” to “the”.
CT Gen Stat § 51-78 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 875 - Court Messengers|Section 51-78 - Retired messengers may be continued in service.

 (a) When a duly appointed and acting messenger of any constituent court of the Judicial Department is retired under the provisions of section 5-162 because of having reached the age of seventy years, the person so retired may continue in the service of the court which appointed him as such messenger as an employee at the salary to which he was entitled at the date of his retirement unless the court, at its next annual meeting of judges following the effective date of his retirement, or at any proper meeting of the judges thereof thereafter, votes that his employment shall terminate.(b) The existing retirement rights of any person so continuing in the employment of any constituent court of the Judicial Department as of the date when he became seventy years of age shall not be affected by his continuance in the employ of the court in such capacity thereafter, but additional rights or benefits shall not accrue to the benefit or interest of any person so continuing in employment.(c) No such person may receive a retirement salary during the period of the continuance of his employment after his retirement.(d) The provisions of any statute dealing with examinations, certifications and appointments to and separations from the service shall not apply to any such person so continuing in the employment of any court after his retirement.(e) Immediately upon the retirement of such person the Comptroller shall record him as an employee and continue to pay his salary until receipt of certification from the Chief Justice that the employment has been terminated.(1949, S. 3139d; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 96; February, 1965, P.A. 574, S. 38; P.A. 81-19, S. 2, 3; P.A. 82-248, S. 67.)History: 1959 act extended application of section from superior and common pleas courts to any constituent court of judicial department; 1965 act corrected reference in first sentence from section 5-101 to 5-162; P.A. 81-19 deleted the prohibition on retired court messengers continuing in employment after age 75; P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, rewording some provisions and dividing section into Subsecs. but made no substantive change.See Sec. 5-164(d) re reemployment of retired messengers.
CT Gen Stat § 51-79 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 875 - Court Messengers|Section 51-79 - Duties of messengers of the Supreme and Superior Courts.

 Each messenger and each assistant messenger under the supervision of the messenger shall: (1) Guard and safely keep all exhibits committed to his charge by the presiding judge, counsel or court officers, (2) obtain and attend to the proper return of such books, records, documents, files and works of reference, belonging in the office of the clerk of the court or in any state law library, as may be required in the court upon which he is in attendance, and (3) perform such other duties as the judges or the presiding judge prescribes.(1949 Rev., S. 7712; P.A. 82-248, S. 68.)History: P.A. 82-248 reworded section and deleted obsolete provision re county law library associations.