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CT Gen Stat § 50a-140 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 50a - International Law|Chapter 862a - International Awards|Section 50a-140 - Enforcement of interim and international awards.

 (a) For the purposes of this section:(1) “International award” means any final award issued by: (A) An arbitral tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration; or (B) an arbitral tribunal of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes.(2) “Interim award” means any order of interim measures issued by: (A) An arbitral tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration; or (B) an arbitral tribunal of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes.(b) Any international award shall be enforceable as if such international award was a final and binding judgment issued by the Superior Court of this state and any applicable appeal time has expired. An execution may immediately issue on an international award upon filing with the Superior Court.(c) Any interim award shall be enforceable to the same extent and in the same manner as a similar order of the Superior Court for which any applicable appeal time has expired.(d) Upon receipt of a copy of any interim or international award certified by the appropriate authority, the Superior Court shall issue all necessary orders to enforce any interim award in accordance with chapter 903a and any international award in accordance with chapter 906. Such orders shall be immediately appealable in the same manner as orders in aid of execution of a judgment issued by the Superior Court.(P.A. 95-248, S. 1–4.)
CT Gen Stat § 50a-200 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 50a - International Law|Chapter 863 - Conflict of Jurisdictions Model Law|Section 50a-200 - Short title: Conflict of Jurisdictions Model Law.

 Sections 50a-201 to 50a-203, inclusive, may be cited as the “Conflict of Jurisdictions Model Law”.(P.A. 91-324, S. 10.)
CT Gen Stat § 50a-201 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 50a - International Law|Chapter 863 - Conflict of Jurisdictions Model Law|Section 50a-201 - Discretion to enforce judgments.

 (a) In cases where two or more proceedings arising out of the same transaction or occurrence were pending, the courts of this state shall enforce in accordance with the provisions of chapter 861 the judgments of any of such courts only if application for designation of an adjudicating forum was timely made to the first known court of competent jurisdiction where such a proceeding was commenced, or to the adjudicating forum after its selection, or to any court of competent jurisdiction if the foregoing courts were not courts of competent jurisdiction.(b) An application for designation of an adjudicating forum is timely if made within six months of reasonable notice of two such proceedings, or of reasonable notice of the selection of an adjudicating forum.(c) The determination of the adjudicating forum is binding for the purpose of enforcement of judgments in this state upon any person served with notice of an application to designate. The courts of this state shall enforce the judgments of the designated adjudicating forum in accordance with the provisions of chapter 861. The selection of the adjudicating forum shall be accorded presumptive validity in this state if the written decision determining the adjudicating forum evaluated the substance of the factors set forth in section 50a-202.(d) Where no conclusive determination has been made by another court as provided in this section, the proper adjudicating forum shall be determined in accordance with sections 50a-202 and 50a-203 by the courts of this state requested to enforce the judgment.(P.A. 91-324, S. 11.)
CT Gen Stat § 50a-202 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 50a - International Law|Chapter 863 - Conflict of Jurisdictions Model Law|Section 50a-202 - Factors considered in selection of adjudicating forum.

 A determination of the adjudicating forum shall be made in consideration of the following factors:(1) The interests of justice among the parties and of world-wide justice;(2) The public policies of the countries having jurisdiction of the dispute, including the interest of the affected courts in having proceedings take place in their respective forums;(3) The place of occurrence, and of any effects, of the transaction or occurrence out of which the dispute arose;(4) The nationality of the parties;(5) Substantive law likely to be applicable and the relative familiarity of the affected courts with that law;(6) The availability of a remedy and the forum likely to render the most complete relief;(7) The impact of the litigation on the judicial systems of the courts involved, and the likelihood of prompt adjudication in the court selected;(8) Location of witnesses and availability of compulsory process;(9) Location of documents and other evidence and ease or difficulty associated with obtaining, reviewing or transporting such evidence;(10) Place of first filing and connection of such place to the dispute;(11) The ability of the designated forum to obtain jurisdiction over the persons and property that are the subject of the proceedings;(12) Whether designation of an adjudicating forum is a superior method to parallel proceedings in adjudicating the dispute;(13) The nature and extent of litigation that has proceeded over the dispute and whether a designation of an adjudicating forum will unduly delay or prejudice the adjudication of the rights of the original parties; and(14) A realigned plaintiff's choice of forum should rarely be disturbed.(P.A. 91-324, S. 12.)
CT Gen Stat § 50a-203 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 50a - International Law|Chapter 863 - Conflict of Jurisdictions Model Law|Section 50a-203 - Evidence.

 (a) The court may consider any evidence admissible in the adjudicating forum or other court of competent jurisdiction, including but not limited to:(1) Affidavits or declarations;(2) Treaties to which the state of either forum is a party;(3) Principles of customary international law;(4) Testimony of fact or expert witnesses;(5) Diplomatic notes or amicus submissions from the state of the adjudicating forum or other court of competent jurisdiction; and(6) Statements of public policy by the state of the adjudicating forum or other court of competent jurisdiction set forth in legislation, executive or administrative action, learned treatises, or participation in intergovernmental organizations.(b) Reasonable written notice shall be given by any party seeking to raise an issue concerning the law of a forum of competent jurisdiction other than the adjudicating forum. In deciding questions of the law of another forum, the court may consider any relevant material or source, including testimony, whether or not admissible.(P.A. 91-324, S. 13.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-1 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-1 - Composition of department. Report to General Assembly.

 Section 51-1 is repealed.(1957, P.A. 651, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 68; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 1; P.A. 74-183, S. 1, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 9, 681.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-1a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-1a - Composition of Judicial Department.

 (a) The Judicial Department of the state shall consist of the Supreme Court, the Appellate Court, the Superior Court, the Office of the Chief Court Administrator and their employees and divisions, the courts of probate, and, as provided in chapter 887, the Public Defender Services Commission. For the purposes of the general statutes, “Judicial Branch” means the Judicial Department.(b) The territorial jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, the Appellate Court, and the Superior Court shall be coextensive with the boundaries of the state.(c) The territorial jurisdiction of each court of probate shall be the probate district established for such court by statute. Each town in this state shall be a probate district or a part of a probate district.(P.A. 76-436, S. 5, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29, S. 1, 82; P.A. 90-230, S. 65, 101; P.A. 03-202, S. 10.)History: P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, adding “the division of criminal justice, the office of the chief court administrator, the commission on official legal publications, and, as provided in chapter 887, the public defender services commission”; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29 included reference to appellate court; P.A. 90-230 deleted reference to “the division of criminal justice” from Subsec. (a); P.A. 03-202 amended Subsec. (a) by making a technical change, replacing reference to Commission on Official Legal Publications with reference to employees and divisions and adding provision defining “judicial branch”.See Sec. 51-164s re Superior Court's status as sole trial court and transfer of Common Pleas and Juvenile Courts' jurisdictions to Superior Court.Cited. 205 C. 542; 224 C. 372; 230 C. 183.
CT Gen Stat § 51-1b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-1b - Chief Justice of Supreme Court. Duties and powers.

 (a) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be the head of the Judicial Department and shall be responsible for its administration.(b) The Chief Justice shall appoint a Chief Court Administrator who shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Justice.(c) The Chief Justice may take any action necessary in the event of a major disaster, emergency, civil preparedness emergency or disaster emergency, as those terms are defined in section 28-1, or a public health emergency, as defined in section 19a-131, to ensure the continued efficient operation of the Supreme, Appellate and Superior Courts, the prompt disposition of cases and the proper administration of judicial business. Such necessary action may include: (1) Establishing alternative locations to conduct judicial business in the event that one or more court locations cannot be used, (2) suspending any judicial business that is deemed not essential by the Chief Justice, and (3) taking any other appropriate action necessary to ensure that essential judicial business is effectively handled by the courts.(P.A. 76-436, S. 10, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 2; P.A. 10-43, S. 8.)History: P.A. 82-248 made technical revision and deleted provisions re duties of chief court administrator; P.A. 10-43 added Subsec. (c) to authorize Chief Justice to take necessary action in event of disaster or emergency and specify what such action may include.See Sec. 51-5a re duties of Chief Court Administrator.Cited. 17 CA 71.
CT Gen Stat § 51-1c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-1c - Report of department to General Assembly.

 The Judicial Department shall biennially prepare a report concerning the department which shall include but not be limited to the Chief Court Administrator's recommendations concerning the operation of the court and the status of existing courtroom facilities. The Judicial Department shall transmit the report to the Governor who shall submit the report to the General Assembly at the opening of the regular session in odd-numbered years.(P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 34, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 66, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 3.)History: P.A. 78-280 restated provision re contents of report; P.A. 82-248 restated former provisions but made no substantive change.
CT Gen Stat § 51-1d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-1d - Court Support Services Division. Transfer of duties of various offices, duties and personnel to Court Support Services Division.

 There is established a Court Support Services Division within the Judicial Branch consisting of the Office of Adult Probation, the Office of Alternative Sanctions, the Office of the Bail Commission, the Family Division and the Juvenile Detention Services Division. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the duties of the various offices, divisions and personnel which comprise the Court Support Services Division are transferred to the Court Support Services Division, and the Office of Adult Probation, Office of Alternative Sanctions, Office of the Bail Commission, Family Division and Juvenile Detention Services Division are dissolved. The Judicial Branch shall establish such job titles and assign the units and functions formerly assigned to the offices, divisions and personnel which comprise the Court Support Services Division in order to efficiently and effectively carry out the duties of the Court Support Services Division.(P.A. 99-215, S. 23, 29.)History: P.A. 99-215 effective June 29, 1999 (Revisor's note: References to “Office of Bail Commission” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Office of the Bail Commission” for accuracy).
CT Gen Stat § 51-1e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-1e - Support Enforcement Services. Successor to Support Enforcement Division. Transfer of powers, duties, obligations and staff.

 The Support Enforcement Division of the Judicial Branch shall hereafter be known as Support Enforcement Services, which shall be the successor to the Support Enforcement Division and shall assume all the powers, duties and obligations of the Support Enforcement Division and its staff. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, the duties of the various personnel of the Support Enforcement Division and the staff of the Support Enforcement Division are hereby transferred to Support Enforcement Services, and the Support Enforcement Division is hereby dissolved.(P.A. 01-91, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-2 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-2 - Chief Court Administrator.

 Section 51-2 is repealed.(1953, S. 3128d; 1957, P.A. 651, S. 2; March, 1958, P.A. 5, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 69; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 622, S. 2; P.A. 73-116, S. 9; 73-667, S. 1, 2; P.A. 74-183, S. 10, 291; 74-186, S. 4, 12; P.A. 76-436, S. 9, 681.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-3 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-3 - Inability of Chief Justice to act.

 In case of the death, disability, impeachment, resignation, absence from the state or other inability of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to exercise the powers and authority appertaining to the office of Chief Justice, the senior acting judge of said court for the time being shall exercise such powers and authority.(1949 Rev., S. 7673; 1957, P.A. 651, S. 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-5a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-5a - Duties and powers of Chief Court Administrator.

 (a) The Chief Court Administrator: (1) Shall be the administrative director of the Judicial Department and shall be responsible for the efficient operation of the department, the prompt disposition of cases and the prompt and proper administration of judicial business; (2) shall meet periodically at such places and times as the Chief Court Administrator may designate with any judge, judges or committee of judges, and with the Probate Court Administrator to transact such business as is necessary to ensure the efficient administration of the Judicial Department; (3) may issue such orders, require such reports and appoint other judges to such positions to perform such duties, as the Chief Court Administrator deems necessary to carry out his or her responsibilities; (4) may assign, reassign and modify assignments of the judges of the Superior Court to any division or part of the Superior Court and may order the transfer of actions under sections 51-347a and 51-347b; (5) may provide for the convening of conferences of the judges of the several courts, or any of them, and of such members of the bar as the Chief Court Administrator may determine, for the consideration of matters relating to judicial business, the improvement of the judicial system and the effective administration of justice in this state; and (6) may take any action necessary in the event of a major disaster, emergency, civil preparedness emergency or disaster emergency, as those terms are defined in section 28-1, or a public health emergency, as defined in section 19a-131, to ensure the continued efficient operation of the Supreme, Appellate and Superior Courts, the prompt disposition of cases and the proper administration of judicial business, which necessary action may include: (A) Establishing alternative locations to conduct judicial business in the event that one or more court locations cannot be used, (B) suspending any judicial business that is deemed not essential by the Chief Court Administrator, and (C) taking any other appropriate action necessary to ensure that essential judicial business is effectively handled by the courts.(b) The Chief Court Administrator may establish reasonable fees for conducting searches of court records. No federal, state or municipal agency shall be required to pay any such fee.(P.A. 82-248, S. 4; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 70, 117; P.A. 10-43, S. 9.)History: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 added new Subsec. (b) to permit the chief court administrator to establish fees for conducting searches of court records; P.A. 10-43 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (6) authorizing Chief Court Administrator to take necessary action in event of disaster or emergency and specifying what such action may include and to make technical changes.Cited. 192 C. 234; 206 C. 323; 209 C. 204.Cited. 42 CS 129.
CT Gen Stat § 51-5b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-5b - Chief Court Administrator to establish and administer Judicial Data Processing Revolving Fund. Transfers to General Fund.

 (a) The Chief Court Administrator shall establish and administer a fund to be known as the Judicial Data Processing Revolving Fund which shall be used for the purpose of maintaining and improving any informational data processing system operated by the Judicial Department. The Chief Court Administrator is authorized to expend funds necessary for all reasonable direct expenses relating to the administration and operation of said fund. As used in this section, “data processing system” means the combined motor vehicle, criminal and civil informational systems on pending and disposed cases.(b) Any person or public agency seeking on-line access to any data processing system operated and administered by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator, or seeking information stored in such data processing system in a format other than as provided by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator, may be required to pay to the Office of the Chief Court Administrator an amount, as established in a fee schedule determined by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator, for deposit by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator in a fund established in subsection (a) of this section. Such fee schedule may include reasonable charges for personal services, fringe benefits, supplies and any other expenses related to maintaining, improving and providing such data processing services including, but not limited to, program modifications, training expenses, central processor user time and the rental and maintenance of equipment.(c) The Judicial Data Processing Revolving Fund shall be held separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Any balance remaining in said fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the fund for the next fiscal year, except that on June 30, 2013, and on each June thirtieth thereafter, if the balance remaining in said fund exceeds five million dollars, the amount in excess of five million dollars shall be transferred to the General Fund.(P.A. 91-342, S. 1, 2; P.A. 94-128, S. 2, 3; P.A. 12-89, S. 1.)History: P.A. 91-342 effective from July 1, 1991, to July 1, 1994; P.A. 94-128 deleted former Subsecs. (d) and (e) re report to general assembly and re transfer of balance in fund on July 1, 1994 to general fund, respectively, effective May 24, 1994; P.A. 12-89 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute “shall” for “is authorized to”, amended Subsec. (b) to delete “dial up” re access, and amended Subsec. (c) to add provision re funds in excess of $5,000,000 to be transferred to General Fund, effective July 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 51-6 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-6 - Chief Court Administrator to meet with judges and Probate Court Administrator.

 Section 51-6 is repealed.(1957, P.A. 651, S. 6; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 5; 1967, P.A. 558, S. 3; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 651, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 163.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-6a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-6a - Chief Justice or Chief Court Administrator may meet with judges of any court.

 (a) The Chief Justice or the Chief Court Administrator may meet with the judges of any court at any meeting of such judges to consider matters relating to the operation of the court and may call a special meeting of the judges of any court at a designated time and place to consider such matters.(b) The Chief Justice may, in his discretion, preside at any meeting which he attends.(1959, P.A. 28, S. 72; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 6; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 42, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 5.)History: 1965 act added chief court administrator to first sentence; P.A. 76-436 made no change in section, Sec. 10a cancelling amendment called for by Sec. 42 of the act; P.A. 82-248 rephrased section but made no substantive change and divided section into Subsecs.
CT Gen Stat § 51-6b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-6b - Chief Court Administrator to identify additional secure child visitation centers.

 The Chief Court Administrator shall identify additional secure visitation centers for the purpose of facilitating visits between children and those family members who are subject to supervised visitation. The Chief Court Administrator shall prepare a list of such secure visitation centers and shall make copies of such list available to the public at no charge. Such list may include visitation centers established pursuant to section 17a-101l for visitation for children in the custody of the Commissioner of Children and Families.(P.A. 03-52, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-7 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-7 - Conferences of judges and members of the bar.

 Section 51-7 is repealed.(1957, P.A. 651, S. 7; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 36; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 43, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 163.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-8 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-8 - Establishment of office for administration of nonjudicial business of the Judicial Department.

 There shall be an office for the administration of the nonjudicial business of the Judicial Department under the direction of the Chief Court Administrator.(1949 Rev., S. 7661; 1957, P.A. 651, S. 8; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 7; 1967, P.A. 471, S. 1; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 44, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 122, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 6; P.A. 18-75, S. 7.)History: 1965 act provided for secretary's appointment by chief court administrator instead of chief justice; 1967 act added assistant executive secretary; P.A. 76-436 made no change in section, Sec. 10a cancelling amendment called for in Sec. 44 of the act; P.A. 78-280 removed provisions authorizing appointment of assistant executive secretary and added provision forbidding executive secretary to engage in private practice of law; P.A. 82-248 divided section into Subsecs. and reworded provisions but made no substantive change; P.A. 18-75 deleted former Subsec. (b) re executive secretary and deleted Subsec. (a) designator, effective June 4, 2018.