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CT Gen Stat § 51-184 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-184 - Adjournment of court.

 In any judicial district where the Superior Court may lawfully be held in more than one place, the judge holding court, civil or criminal, may adjourn court to any such lawful place.(1949 Rev., S. 7636; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 96.)History: P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district” for “county”; P.A. 82-248 rephrased section but made no substantive changes.
CT Gen Stat § 51-185 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-185 - Disposition of civil business at criminal sessions.

 Each criminal session of the Superior Court may hear and determine both criminal and civil actions. At each criminal session, upon the conclusion of the criminal business before the court, or during a recess of the court in the disposition of criminal business, the presiding judge or, in the event of his disability for any cause, any other judge of the Superior Court upon the designation of the Chief Court Administrator or of the judges of the Superior Court may dispose of civil jury business before the same or another jury duly summoned, or, if the jury business is not ready, civil business to the court.(1949 Rev., S. 7625; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 34; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 97, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 97.)History: 1967 act substituted chief court administrator for chief justice as authority empowered to designate judge to act for presiding judge; P.A. 76-436 referred to criminal sessions of superior court rather than to sessions of criminal superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-248 reworded section but made no substantive change.Cited. 113 C. 383.
CT Gen Stat § 51-186 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-186 - Hearings at the Connecticut Correctional Institution, Somers.

 A hearing on any petition for a writ of habeas corpus may be held at the Connecticut Correctional Institution, Somers.(1949 Rev., S. 7626; 1963, P.A. 28, S. 5; 459, S. 1, 3.)History: 1963 acts deleted stipulations act applied only to writs brought to superior court for Hartford county and State Prison in town of Wethersfield.
CT Gen Stat § 51-187 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-187 - Court accommodations in Windham County and at Rockville.

 Section 51-187 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 7627; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 71; 1961, P.A. 522; February, 1965, P.A. 516, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-189 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-189 - Transfer of hearings before judges.

 When, upon any application, petition or matter presented to any judge of the Superior Court for a hearing by him as a judge, notice to the adverse party of the hearing thereon is required, either by statute or in the discretion of the judge, the judge to whom such application, petition or matter has been presented may, in the order of notice issued by him, designate any other judge of the Superior Court to hear the same, the consent thereto of such other judge having first been obtained, and when any application, petition or matter is pending before any judge of the Superior Court, such application, petition or matter may be by him transferred to any other judge of the Superior Court, upon like consent first obtained, and in either case such other judge shall thereupon proceed with such application, petition or matter with the same authority as though the same had originally been presented to him or had theretofore been pending before him.(1949 Rev., S. 7650.)Cited. 186 C. 125.
CT Gen Stat § 51-190 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-190 - Trial before judge; papers filed where.

 Section 51-190 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 7649; P.A. 82-248, S. 163.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-190a. (Formerly Sec. 51-161) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-190a. (Formerly Sec. 51-161) - Filing of papers upon decision.

 (a) In the trial of an action before a judge of the Superior Court that might have been brought to the Superior Court, the judge, when a decision has been reached, shall file the papers in the action and a memorandum of decision with the clerk of the Superior Court who would have been the custodian thereof had the action been tried by the court in the judicial district.(b) In the trial of an action before a judge of the Superior Court that could not have been brought to the Superior Court, the judge, when a decision has been reached, if the action relates to an interest in land, shall file the papers in the action and a memorandum of decision with the clerk of the superior court in the judicial district in which the land affected is located.(c) When an action is tried by a judge of the Superior Court other than those mentioned in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, and it is not otherwise provided by law where the papers shall be filed, the judge, when a decision has been reached, shall designate a clerk of the Superior Court with whom the papers shall be filed and shall thereupon file the papers and a memorandum of decision with the clerk.(d) The clerk of the Superior Court with whom the papers and memorandum of decision are filed pursuant to this section is the lawful custodian thereof.(1949 Rev., S. 7607; P.A. 76-436, S. 660, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 55; P.A. 05-288, S. 172; P.A. 13-194, S. 8.)History: P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, reflecting transfer of common pleas court functions to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 51-161 transferred to Sec. 51-190a in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties; P.A. 82-248 rephrased section and changed “cause” to “action”; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (c), effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 13-194 replaced requirement that file, papers and memorandum of decision be lodged with requirement that papers and memorandum of decision be filed.
CT Gen Stat § 51-193b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-193b - Payment of fees, costs and fines by credit card.

 Payment of any fees, costs, fines or other charges to the Judicial Branch may be made by means of a credit card, and the payor may be charged a service fee for any payment made by credit card. The service fee shall not exceed any charge by the credit card issuer, including any discount rate. Payments by credit card shall be made at such time and under such conditions as the Office of the Chief Court Administrator may prescribe.(P.A. 94-135, S. 4; P.A. 14-207, S. 6.)History: P.A. 14-207 substituted “Judicial Branch” for “Superior Court”.
CT Gen Stat § 51-193d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-193d - Moneys found in or on grounds of Superior Court presumed abandoned.

 All moneys in an amount of ten dollars or less found by any person in or on the grounds of the Superior Court which is turned over by such person to the clerk of the Superior Court shall be presumed abandoned and deposited into the General Fund by the clerk of the Superior Court.(P.A. 14-207, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-193l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-193l - Appointment of magistrates. Submission of names of probate judges for approval as magistrates.

 The Chief Court Administrator shall make such orders and rules as he deems necessary to provide for the appointment of magistrates to hear and decide cases pursuant to the provisions of sections 51-193t and 51-193u. Any commissioner of the Superior Court, admitted to practice in this state for at least five years, who is able and willing to hear such cases designated in accordance with sections 51-193t and 51-193u may be appointed as a magistrate. Any probate judge who is a commissioner of the Superior Court admitted to practice in this state for at least five years may submit his name to the Probate Court Administrator, who shall submit a list of such names to the Office of the Chief Court Administrator for approval to be placed on a list of available magistrates for one or more judicial districts.(P.A. 81-462, S. 1, 13; P.A. 82-441, S. 13, 14, 23; P.A. 85-464, S. 1.)History: P.A. 82-441 changed “may” to “shall”, added exception of motor vehicle violations punishable by sentence of imprisonment and changed practice requirement from three to five years, effective April 1, 1983; P.A. 85-464 provided that chief court administrator rather than judges of supreme and superior courts regulate the appointment of magistrates, authorized magistrates to rule in small claims matters and added provision re appointment of probate judges as magistrates.Cited. 218 C. 729.
CT Gen Stat § 51-193r (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-193r - Compensation of magistrates.

 Each commissioner of the Superior Court shall receive, for acting as a magistrate in accordance with the provisions of sections 51-193t and 51-193u the sum of two hundred dollars for each day he is engaged as a magistrate.(P.A. 81-462, S. 7, 13; P.A. 82-441, S. 13, 23; P.A. 85-464, S. 2; P.A. 13-247, S. 51.)History: P.A. 82-441 rewrote effective date section of P.A. 81-462 but changes did not affect this section; P.A. 85-464 substituted reference to Secs. 51-193t and 51-193u for reference to Secs. 51-193l to 51-193q, inclusive, and increased compensation from $100 to $150 per day; P.A. 13-247 increased compensation from $150 to $200 per day, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 51-193s (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-193s - Submission of names of probate judges for approval as magistrates.

 Section 51-193s is repealed.(P.A. 82-441, S. 16, 23; P.A. 85-464, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-193t (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-193t - Hearing of small claims matters by magistrate.

 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 922a, the hearing and determination of small claims matters may be assigned to magistrates. Magistrates may handle all aspects of the small claims session including, but not limited to, the determination of all uncontested and contested matters, motions to open judgment, motions to transfer to the regular civil docket, and any motions concerning any postjudgment remedy resulting from a small claims judgment.(b) A magistrate appointed to hear a small claims matter shall not be bound by the rules regarding the admissibility of evidence, but all testimony shall be given under oath or affirmation. Either party may be represented by counsel but no record of the proceedings before the magistrate shall be required to be kept.(P.A. 85-464, S. 3; P.A. 89-93.)History: P.A. 89-93 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting requirement that motions to transfer to regular civil docket shall be handled by the court and permitting magistrates to handle such motions to transfer.
CT Gen Stat § 51-194 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-194 - Review division, appointment; meetings; disqualification; secretary.

 The Chief Justice shall appoint three judges of the Superior Court to act as a review division of the court and shall designate one of the judges to act as chairman thereof. The clerk of the Superior Court for the judicial district of Hartford shall record the appointments and shall give notice thereof to the clerk of the court for each other judicial district. Said division shall meet at such times and places as its business requires, as determined by the chairman. The decision of any two of the judges shall be sufficient to determine any matter before the review division. No judge may sit or act on a review of a sentence imposed by him and, in any case in which review of a sentence imposed by any of the judges serving on the review division is to be acted on by the division, the Chief Justice may designate another judge to act in place of the judge. The review division is authorized to appoint a secretary and such clerical help as it deems adequate, whose compensation shall be fixed in accordance with section 51-12.(1957, P.A. 436, S. 1; September, 1957, P.A. 14, S. 1, 6; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 6, 127; P.A. 80-313, S. 50; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6.)History: P.A. 78-280 replaced general references to counties with references to judicial districts and replaced “Hartford county” with “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain”; P.A. 80-313 substituted “may” for “shall” and “the” for “such” or “said” where appearing; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995.Cited. 149 C. 694; 168 C. 623. Constitutionality of section discussed and affirmed. 187 C. 109.Cited. 1 CA 724; 21 CA 557.Cited. 25 CS 473. Parties may waive their statutory rights to decision by review board of three judges and agree to accept decision by review board of two judges. 27 CS 316. Cited. 42 CS 371.Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 416.
CT Gen Stat § 51-197 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-197 - Forms and rules of procedure.

 The review division shall prescribe forms to be used in accordance with section 51-195 and make rules for procedure under sections 51-195 and 51-196.(1957, P.A. 436, S. 4; September, 1957, P.A. 14, S. 4.)Constitutionality of section discussed and affirmed. 187 C. 109. Cited. 224 C. 347.Cited. 1 CA 724; 46 CA 486.
CT Gen Stat § 51-197a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-197a - Appeals to Appellate Court. Writs. Transfer of jurisdiction from appellate session.

 (a) Appeals and writs of error from final judgments or actions of the Superior Court shall be taken to the Appellate Court in accordance with section 51-197c, except for small claims, which are not appealable, appeals as provided for in sections 8-8 and 8-9, and except as otherwise provided by statute.(b) The Appellate Court may issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of its jurisdiction and agreeable to the usages and principles of law.(c) All matters pending in the appellate session of the Superior Court on July 1, 1983, shall be construed as pending with the same status in the Appellate Court on said date.(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, the appellate session of the Superior Court shall continue to have jurisdiction over appeals which it heard prior to July 1, 1983, pursuant to the provisions which were applicable at such time.(e) Except as otherwise provided in sections 2-40, 2-42, 7-143, 7-230, 8-8, 8-9, 8-132, 8-132a, 10-153e, 12-4, 13a-76, 31-109, 31-118, 31-249b, 31-272, 31-301b, 31-301c, 31-324, 31-491, 31-493, 38a-470, 46a-94, 46a-95, 46b-142, 46b-143, 46b-150c, 51-1a, 51-14, 51-49, 51-50j, 51-164x, 51-165, 51-197a, 51-197b, 51-197c, 51-197e, 51-197f, 51-201, 51-202, 51-203, 51-209, 51-210, 51-211, 51-213, 51-215a, 51-216a, 52-235, 52-257, 52-259, 52-263, 52-267, 52-405, 52-434, 52-434a, 52-470, 52-476, 52-477, 52-592, 54-63g, 54-95, 54-96, 54-96a, 54-96b and 54-143, all jurisdiction conferred upon and exercised by the appellate session prior to July 1, 1983, of the Superior Court shall be transferred to the Appellate Court.(P.A. 76-436, S. 3, 681; P.A. 77-347, S. 6, 11; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29, S. 3, 82; P.A. 87-338, S. 6, 11; P.A. 88-241, S. 8; P.A. 89-356, S. 6; P.A. 15-127, S. 4; P.A. 19-64, S. 9.)History: P.A. 77-347 amended exception to include appeals within jurisdiction of appellate session of superior court as provided for within Sec. 51-197d, effective July 1, 1978, and effective through June 30, 1979; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29 included reference to appellate court and added Subsecs. (b) to (e), inclusive, re issuance of writs and transfer of jurisdiction from appellate session to appellate court; P.A. 87-338 amended Subsec. (e) by deleting reference to Sec. 22a-182 for consistency with other statutory changes; P.A. 88-241 made no substantive changes; P.A. 89-356 amended Subsecs. (a) and (e) by deleting references to Secs. 8-28 and 8-30; (Revisor's note: In 1993, a reference to repealed Sec. 22a-182 was removed editorially by the Revisors); P.A. 15-127 deleted reference to Sec. 31-63, effective June 23, 2015; P.A. 19-64 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “and writs of error” and deleting “appeals within the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court as provided for in section 51-199,” and amended Subsec. (e) by deleting reference to Sec. 51-199, effective January 1, 2020.
CT Gen Stat § 51-197d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-197d - Jurisdiction of appellate session.

 Section 51-197d is repealed.(P.A. 77-347, S. 3, 11; P.A. 78-280, S. 85, 127; P.A. 79-376; 79-540, S. 9; P.A. 80-234, S. 2; P.A. 81-416, S. 2, 5; P.A. 82-248, S. 100; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29, S. 80, 82.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-197e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-197e - Consolidation of appeals.

 When any appeal pending before the Appellate Court involves the same cause of action, transaction or occurrence as an appeal pending before the Supreme Court, the appeals may be consolidated in the Supreme Court.(P.A. 77-347, S. 4, 11; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29, S. 6, 82.)History: P.A. 77-347 effective July 1, 1978, through June 30, 1979; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29 deleted reference to appellate session and deleted provision re establishment of rules governing consolidation by superior court judges.
CT Gen Stat § 51-197f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 882 - Superior Court|Section 51-197f - Further review by certification only.

 Upon final determination of any appeal by the Appellate Court, there shall be no right to further review except the Supreme Court shall have the power to certify cases for its review upon petition by an aggrieved party or by the appellate panel which heard the matter. A vote of three judges of the Supreme Court shall be required to certify a case for review by the Supreme Court, except that if fewer than six judges of said court are available to consider a petition, a vote of two judges of said court shall be required to certify a case, under such other rules as the justices of said court shall establish. The procedure on appeal from the Appellate Court to the Supreme Court shall, except as otherwise provided, be in accordance with the procedure provided by rule or law for the appeal of judgments rendered by the Superior Court, unless modified by rule of the justices of the Supreme Court.(P.A. 77-347, S. 5, 11; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29, S. 7, 82; P.A. 96-179, S. 8; P.A. 12-133, S. 11.)History: P.A. 77-347 effective July 1, 1978, through June 30, 1979; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29 deleted provisions re appellate session and substituted provisions re appellate court; P.A. 96-179 changed the vote required for certification from two to three justices of the Supreme Court; P.A. 12-133 added provision specifying that if fewer than 6 judges of Supreme Court are available to consider a petition, a vote of 2 judges shall be required to certify a case, and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2012.Cited. 186 C. 153. Decision of Appellate Court denying petition for certification was not a “final” determination of an appeal by Appellate Court within meaning of statute. 194 C. 277. Cited. 196 C. 676; 220 C. 922; 221 C. 84; 222 C. 331; 224 C. 711; 226 C. 230; 229 C. 178; 230 C. 427; 236 C. 266; Id., 388; 241 C. 282. Meaning of “party” distinguished from meaning in Sec. 52-263. 250 C. 147. A final determination exists for purposes of Supreme Court jurisdiction under section once Appellate Court conclusively resolves the issue or issues before it and disposes of the cause such that no further action is necessary by Appellate Court. 293 C. 247. A writ of error is tantamount to an appeal for purposes of this section and Supreme Court has jurisdiction to grant certification to appeal Appellate Court's judgment on transferred writ of error. 331 C. 711.Cited. 4 CA 1. Supreme Court's review is discretionary; certification process does not create a right to counsel. 54 CA 400.Cited. 38 CS 356.
CT Gen Stat § 51-198a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 883 - Supreme Court|Section 51-198a - Law clerks.

 Section 51-198a is repealed.(1959, P.A. 623, S. 1; 1963, P.A. 286; 1971, P.A. 588; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 382, 681; P.A. 78-130, S. 1, 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-199a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 883 - Supreme Court|Section 51-199a - Short title: Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act.

 Section 51-199a is repealed, effective June 3, 1999.(P.A. 85-111, S. 1–9; P.A. 99-107, S. 14, 15.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-200 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 883 - Supreme Court|Section 51-200 - Terms and special sessions.

 Terms of the Supreme Court shall be held at Hartford and the specific dates of such terms shall be posted on the Internet web site of the Judicial Branch. Special sessions may be held at any other time or place as fixed by rule of the judges or on call of the Chief Justice.(1949 Rev., S. 7675; P.A. 10-43, S. 1.)History: P.A. 10-43 replaced provision re terms held on first Tuesday of each month except July, August and September with provision re specific dates of terms shall be posted on Internet web site of Judicial Branch, deleted requirement that term continue until business ready at its beginning is disposed of and replaced special “terms” with special “sessions”.
CT Gen Stat § 51-201 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 883 - Supreme Court|Section 51-201 - Chief clerk of the Supreme Court.

 The judges of the Supreme Court shall appoint a chief clerk of the Supreme Court who shall not be a chief clerk of any judicial district. The chief clerk of the Supreme Court shall also be the chief clerk of the Appellate Court.(1949 Rev., S. 7684; P.A. 82-248, S. 103; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29, S. 65, 82; P.A. 12-133, S. 13.)History: P.A. 82-248 substituted “judicial district” for “county”; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29 rewrote section, providing for appointment of a chief clerk of the supreme court by justices of the supreme court and providing that such chief clerk shall also be the chief clerk of the appellate court; P.A. 12-133 substituted “judges” for “justices”, effective July 1, 2012.Who are such clerks; duties. 70 C. 337.
CT Gen Stat § 51-202 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 883 - Supreme Court|Section 51-202 - Court docket.

 The chief clerk of the Supreme Court shall keep the docket of the Supreme Court. The chief clerk of the Appellate Court shall keep the docket of the Appellate Court.(1949 Rev., S. 7676; P.A. 78-280, S. 86, 127; P.A. 81-472, S. 150, 159; P.A. 82-248, S. 104; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29, S. 66, 82.)History: P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial districts” for “counties” generally and “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” for “Hartford county” specifically, adding judicial districts of Ansonia-Milford, Waterbury and Danbury; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 82-248 rephrased section but made no substantive change; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29 deleted former provisions re clerk of the supreme court and court docket and added new provisions requiring chief clerk of the supreme court to keep docket of the supreme court and the appellate court.