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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 881 - Court of Common Pleas (See Chapters 870, 871, 877, 882, 884 and 886) › Section 51-142 to 51-146. - Constitution of Court of Common Pleas; senior judges, terms, powers. Annual meeting of judges; meeting with judges of Superior Court. Special meetings of judges. Substitute judges. Clerks and clerical staff.

Sections 51-142 to 51-146, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 7595, 7598, 7604, 7609, 7610; 1953, S. 3105d; June, 1955, S. 3132d; 1957, P.A. 446, S. 3; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 56; 1963, P.A. 394, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 14; 1967, P.A. 243, S. 1; 656, S. 27, 28; 1969, P.A. 249; P.A. 74-183, S. 2, 59, 291; 74-309, S. 12, 17; P.A. 75-145, S. 1, 2; 75-167, S. 1, 2; 75-530, S. 6, 35; 75-578, S. 11; P.A. 76-388, S. 1, 6; 76-436, S. 79, 681; P.A. 77-452, S. 65, 72.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 881 - Court of Common Pleas (See Chapters 870, 871, 877, 882, 884 and 886) › Section 51-146a. - Persons employed by Circuit Court on December 31, 1974, transferred to Court of Common Pleas.

Obsolete.
(P.A. 74-183, S. 15, 291.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 881 - Court of Common Pleas (See Chapters 870, 871, 877, 882, 884 and 886) › Section 51-147 to 51-152. - Salaries and expenses of clerks and assistant clerks; full-time, part-time requirements. Prosecuting attorneys. Court accommodations in Windham, Middlesex and Tolland Counties. Criminal terms.

Sections 51-147 to 51-152, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 3606, 3608, 3612, 7596, 7602, 7603, 7611, 7612; 1949, S. 3106d, 3108d; November, 1955, S. N226; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 36; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 53, 57; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 68; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 44, 45; February, 1965, P.A. 516, S. 2; P.A. 73-635, S. 1; P.A. 76-436, S. 79, 681.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 881 - Court of Common Pleas (See Chapters 870, 871, 877, 882, 884 and 886) › Section 51-154 to 51-156. - Civil business at criminal terms. Civil terms: When and where held; at Bristol. Times and places of sessions to be determined by Chief Judge.

Sections 51-154 to 51-156, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 7597, 7599, 7601; 1953, S. 3107d; 1957, P.A. 446, S. 1, 4; 651, S. 24; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 54; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 47, 48; February, 1965, P.A. 204, S. 1; 331, S. 18; 339, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 319; P.A. 76-436, S. 248, 260, 264, 681.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 881 - Court of Common Pleas (See Chapters 870, 871, 877, 882, 884 and 886) › Section 51-156c to 51-157. - Short calendar, small claims, night sessions; special sessions; construction and acquisition of new courthouses; office of Chief Family Relations Officer abolished. Notice of sessions; assignment of judges.

Sections 51-156c to 51-157, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 7600; 1957, P.A. 446, S. 5; 651, S. 25; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 22; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 49; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 19; 1967, P.A. 121, S. 1; P.A. 73-611; P.A. 74-183, S. 46, 64, 291; P.A. 75-152, S. 1, 2; 75-530, S. 7, 9, 35; 75-612, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-108, S. 2, 3; 76-388, S. 2, 3, 6; 76-436, S. 271, 681; P.A. 77-452, S. 14, 33, 72; 77-576, S. 40, 65.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 881 - Court of Common Pleas (See Chapters 870, 871, 877, 882, 884 and 886) › Section 51-157b to 51-160. - Family relations matters transferred from Superior Court: Terms and sessions for hearing; power of court or judge. Adjournment of court. Rooms for special sessions. Place of trial need not be designated.

Sections 51-157b to 51-160, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 7605, 7606, 7618; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 69; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 50; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 5, 16, 17; P.A. 74-183, S. 280, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 504, 656, 681; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 126, 127; 78-331, S. 54, 58.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 881 - Court of Common Pleas (See Chapters 870, 871, 877, 882, 884 and 886) › Section 51-162 to 51-164. - Files and judgments of court held in Stamford to be recorded and preserved in Stamford. Transfer of hearings before judge. Records may be rewritten.

Sections 51-162 to 51-164, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 7608, 7617; 1957, P.A. 446, S. 8, 9; P.A. 76-436, S. 79, 80, 91, 681.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 881 - Court of Common Pleas (See Chapters 870, 871, 877, 882, 884 and 886) › Section 51-164b and 51-164c. - Prosecuting attorneys and associates not to practice criminal law. New trial; rehearing.

Sections 51-164b and 51-164c are repealed.
(1959, P.A. 28, S. 12, 28; P.A. 74-183, S. 62, 65, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 79, 654, 681.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 881 - Court of Common Pleas (See Chapters 870, 871, 877, 882, 884 and 886) › Section 51-164f and 51-164g. - Instruction of jury; judgment notwithstanding verdict. Practice and procedure; orders and rules.

Sections 51-164f and 51-164g are repealed.
(1959, P.A. 28, S. 35, 36; P.A. 74-183, S. 69, 70, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 79, 681.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 881 - Court of Common Pleas (See Chapters 870, 871, 877, 882, 884 and 886) › Section 51-164i. - Commission to study the court. Duties. Report.

Obsolete.
(P.A. 74-183, S. 288, 289, 291; 74-338, S. 77, 94.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 881a - Common Pleas Judicial District of Ansonia-Milford (Repealed) › Section 51-164j to 51-164l. - Common pleas judicial district of Ansonia-Milford.

Sections 51-164j to 51-164l, inclusive, are repealed.
(P.A. 75-578, S. 9, 12, 15; P.A. 76-380, S. 1, 12; 76-436, S. 667, 672, 681; P.A. 77-576, S. 11, 65.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 881b - Infractions of the Law › Section 51-164p. - Violations of municipal ordinances, regulations and bylaws.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of any special act, local law or the general statutes to the contrary, any violation of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, city or borough, except violations of building codes and the health code, for which the penalty does not exceed ninety dollars shall be an infraction as provided for in sections 51-164m and 51-164n.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of any special act, local law or the general statutes, any violation of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, city or borough, except violations of building codes and the health code, for which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars shall be a violation as provided for in sections 51-164m and 51-164n.
(P.A. 75-577, S. 9, 126; P.A. 80-483, S. 133, 186; P.A. 06-185, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 80-483 specified that violations with penalties not exceeding $90, rather than $100, are infractions; P.A. 06-185 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re violation of municipal ordinance, regulation or bylaw with penalty between $90 and $250.
Cited. 9 CA 686.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 881b - Infractions of the Law › Section 51-164q. - Certain violations deemed infractions.

Section 51-164q is repealed.
(P.A. 75-577, S. 124, 126; P.A. 79-534, S. 7; P.A. 82-223, S. 30.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 881b - Infractions of the Law › Section 51-164r. - Failure to pay or plead.

(a) Any person charged with an infraction who fails to pay the fine and any additional fee imposed or send in a plea of not guilty by the answer date or wilfully fails to appear for any scheduled court appearance date which may be required shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than ten days.
(b) Any person charged with any violation specified in subsection (b) of section 51-164n who fails to pay the fine and any additional fee imposed or send in a plea of not guilty by the answer date or wilfully fails to appear for any scheduled court appearance date which may be required shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than ten days.
(P.A. 76-381, S. 2; P.A. 79-534, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 75, 117; P.A. 93-141, S. 4; P.A. 21-102, S. 20.)
History: P.A. 79-534 added reference to additional fees; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 added new Subsec. (b) to provide that failure to pay fines and additional fees pursuant to Sec. 51-164n or submit a not guilty plea by the answer date or appear for any trial is guilty of a class A misdemeanor; P.A. 93-141 added “wilfully fails” before “to appear” and changed “trial” to “scheduled court appearance”; P.A. 21-102 replaced provisions re classified misdemeanors with provisions re unclassified misdemeanors and made technical changes for gender neutrality.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 882 - Superior Court › Section 51-164s. - Superior Court sole trial court. Jurisdiction transferred from Court of Common Pleas and Juvenile Court.

The Superior Court shall be the sole court of original jurisdiction for all causes of action, except such actions over which the courts of probate have original jurisdiction, as provided by statute. All jurisdiction heretofore conferred upon and exercised by the Court of Common Pleas and the Juvenile Court prior to July 1, 1978 shall be transferred to the Superior Court on July 1, 1978.
(P.A. 76-436, S. 1, 681.)
Cited. 179 C. 406; 180 C. 114; 189 C. 29; 192 C. 234; Id., 704; 194 C. 43; 206 C. 323; 209 C. 679; Id., 724; 211 C. 416; 214 C. 256; 222 C. 299; 227 C. 175; 229 C. 691; 237 C. 758.
Cited. 2 CA 308; Id., 355; 3 CA 201; 6 CA 530; 15 CA 185; 24 CA 195; 30 CA 45; 35 CA 769; 45 CA 324. Statute expressly confers to Superior Court all jurisdiction previously held by Juvenile Court. 77 CA 246.
Cited. 39 CS 347.
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 882 - Superior Court › Section 51-169 to 51-171. - Salaries of clerks and assistant clerks; traveling expenses; full-time, part-time requirements. Clerks of Superior Court to be county and judicial district clerks; custody of records of former county courts. Certification re authority of notaries public who recorded commissions prior to July 1, 1982. Custody of files and judgments in Stamford.

Sections 51-169 to 51-171, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 3605, 3608, 7668; 1957, P.A. 445, S. 5, 6; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 36; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 57; 1972, P.A. 165, S. 4, 24; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 20; P.A. 73-635, S. 2; P.A. 81-34, S. 5, 9; P.A. 82-248, S. 163; P.A. 90-154, S. 21.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 882 - Superior Court › Section 51-172 to 51-174. - Records and files at Waterbury. Civil actions on appeals brought in Ansonia filed in Waterbury. Records and seal of court at Winchester.

Sections 51-172 to 51-174, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 7669–7671; 1957, P.A. 603, S. 4; P.A. 76-436, S. 91, 681; P.A. 77-452, S. 44, 72; P.A. 78-280, S. 126, 127; 78-331, S. 54, 58.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 882 - Superior Court › Section 51-176 to 51-179. - Special state's attorney. Circuit Court prosecutors not to be state's attorneys. Expenses of state's attorneys. Civil term.

Sections 51-176 to 51-179, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 3613, 7622, 7665, 7666; 1955, S. 3112d; 1957, P.A. 445, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 34; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 51; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 20; 1969, P.A. 364, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 165, S. 14; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 20; P.A. 73-116, S. 11, 12; 73-122, S. 26, 27; 73-667, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-576, S. 29, 65; P.A. 78-280, S. 4, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 163.)
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 882 - Superior Court › Section 51-182a and 51-182b. - Family relations term. Family relations sessions.

Sections 51-182a and 51-182b are repealed.
(1959, P.A. 531, S. 1, 2; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 23, 24; 1969, P.A. 365, S. 1, 2; 1972, P.A. 165, S. 17; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 20; P.A. 76-436, S. 503, 681; P.A. 77-576, S. 29, 65.)
2023 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.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 882 - Superior Court › Section 51-182e and 51-182f. - Transferred to Chapter 815, Secs. 46b-3 and 46b-4, respectively.

*Note: Originally renumbered as Secs. 51-332 and 51-333, respectively, in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 882 - Superior Court › Section 51-182i to 51-182k. - Transferred to Chapter 815, Secs. 46b-5 to 46b-7, inclusive.

*Note: Originally renumbered as Secs. 51-336 to 51-338, inclusive, in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 882 - Superior Court › Section 51-182n and 51-182o. - Hearing of appeals from Juvenile Court. Sessions for appeals from Common Pleas Court.

Sections 51-182n and 51-182o are repealed.
(1959, P.A. 28, S. 31; 531, S. 16–18; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 6, 24; P.A. 73-616, S. 39; P.A. 74-183, S. 47, 291; P.A. 76-435, S. 34, 82; 76-436, S. 117, 657, 681.)
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 882 - Superior Court › Section 51-191 to 51-193. - Cause affecting land; documents lodged in Superior Court. Clerk designated by judge to take papers. Records may be rewritten.

Sections 51-191 to 51-193, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 7651, 7652, 7667; 1972, P.A. 165, S. 19; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 20; P.A. 78-280, S. 126, 127; 78-331, S. 54, 58.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 882 - Superior Court › Section 51-193b. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) 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.)
*Note: On and after July 1, 2022, this section, as amended by section 443 of public act 21-2 of the June special session, is to read as follows:
“Sec. 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 shall be charged a service fee for any such payment made by means of a 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, except that the Chief Court Administrator shall determine the rate or amount of the service fee for any such card in accordance with subsection (c) of section 1-1j.”
(P.A. 94-135, S. 4; P.A. 14-207, S. 6; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 443.)
History: P.A. 14-207 substituted “Judicial Branch” for “Superior Court”; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended section to require charging service fee, add provision re rate or amount of service fee and make technical changes, effective July 1, 2022.
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 882 - Superior Court › Section 51-193m to 51-193q. - Prosecutions to be submitted to magistrate. Persons alleged to have committed motor vehicle infractions; payment of fine; plea of not guilty. Request for jury trial; hearing in Superior Court. Notification of magistrate by clerk of court; where hearing may be held. Hearing before magistrate; report; final judgment.

Sections 51-193m to 51-193q, inclusive, are repealed.
(P.A. 81-462, S. 2–6, 13; P.A. 82-441, S. 13, 15, 17–19, 23; P.A. 85-464, S. 6.)
2023 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.
2023 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.