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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872 - Judges › Section 51-47b. - Compensation of senior judges and referees.

(a) Each senior judge who has been designated and assigned by the Chief Justice or the Chief Court Administrator to perform judicial duties as a senior judge pursuant to the provisions of this section, sections 51-50, 51-50c to 51-50e, inclusive, 51-50i to 51-50k, inclusive, 51-165, 51-198, 52-434a and 52-434b shall receive during the period he shall perform the judicial duties, in addition to his retirement salary, the compensation provided by law for a state referee for each day he so performs either judicial duties or duties as a referee or both.
(b) In no event shall the total of a retired judge's compensation, defined as retirement salary plus fees payable by the state for services as a senior judge or state referee for services rendered in any fiscal year, exceed the highest annual salary specified by section 51-47 during the fiscal year for the judicial office held by the retired judge at the time of retirement.
(P.A. 74-309, S. 6, 17; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 64, 681; P.A. 77-576, S. 32, 65; P.A. 82-248, S. 23; P.A. 02-132, S. 74.)
History: P.A. 76-436 deleted references to Secs. 17-55 and 51-142 in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-576 rephrased clause re maximum retirement compensation in Subsec. (b) for clarity; P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, changing “such” to “the” and eliminating obsolete reference to fiscal year ending June 30, 1975; P.A. 02-132 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “amount equal to the highest salary on which his retirement salary is based during the fiscal year” with “highest annual salary specified by section 51-47 during the fiscal year for the judicial office held by the retired judge at the time of retirement”.
See Sec. 52-434(f) re per diem compensation of state referees.
Cited. 214 C. 552.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872 - Judges › Section 51-48. - Payment of expenses of judges.

Each judge of the Supreme Court, judge of the Appellate Court and judge of the Superior Court shall be allowed his necessary expenses while engaged in official duty, to be taxed and paid as are other court expenses.
(1949 Rev., S. 3597, 7658; 1955, S. 1965d; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 15; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 88; 531, S. 23; P.A. 74-183, S. 29, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 61, 681; P.A. 88-364, S. 66, 123.)
History: 1959 acts included circuit court and juvenile court judges; P.A. 74-183 removed judges of circuit court from purview of section, reflecting reorganization of judicial system, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 removed judges of common pleas and juvenile courts from purview of section, their functions having been transferred to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 88-364 added “judge of the appellate court”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872 - Judges › Section 51-49e. - Judge's Retirement Fund.

The Judge's Retirement Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. All moneys received by the system pursuant to section 51-49d and section 51-50b shall be deposited in the fund, and all retirement benefits and other obligations and payments payable by the system shall be payable from the fund. The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of the fund, and may invest and reinvest as much of the fund as is not required for current disbursements in accordance with the laws covering the investment of savings bank funds, and when deemed prudent, in accordance with the laws governing the investment of trust funds. All of the provisions of the general statutes applicable to the administration, investment and custody of the State Employees Retirement Fund shall apply to the Judge's Retirement Fund, to the same extent and with the same effect as if such fund were expressly mentioned therein.
(P.A. 81-456, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872 - Judges › Section 51-49j. - Ability of judge, family support magistrate or administrative law judge to make one-time irrevocable election re eligibility for certain retirement benefits.

On or before July 1, 2013, a judge, a family support magistrate or an administrative law judge who is in service as a judge, a family support magistrate or an administrative law judge on June 15, 2012, may make a one-time irrevocable election to begin paying the actuarial pension cost of maintaining the normal retirement eligibility existing in the retirement plan such judge, family support magistrate or administrative law judge is participating in on June 15, 2012, but the eligibility requirements of which are scheduled to change effective July 1, 2022. The cost of making such an election shall be established by the plan's actuaries and such cost shall be communicated to judges, family support magistrates and administrative law judges by the Retirement Division of the Office of the Comptroller. The irrevocable election shall be made on a form prescribed by the State Employees Retirement Commission and shall indicate the judge's, family support magistrate's or administrative law judge's election to participate or not participate. In the event a judge, a family support magistrate or an administrative law judge fails to make an election on or before July 1, 2013, he or she shall not be eligible to participate. In the event a judge, a family support magistrate or an administrative law judge makes a successful claim to the State Employees Retirement Commission of agency error, such judge, family support magistrate or administrative law judge shall make payments in accordance with the state's usual practice.
(June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 139; P.A. 21-18, S. 1.)
History: June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 effective June 15, 2012; pursuant to P.A. 21-18, “compensation commissioner”, “compensation commissioners” and “compensation commissioner's” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “administrative law judge”, “administrative law judges” and “administrative law judge's” respectively and conforming changes made, effective October 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872 - Judges › Section 51-50d. - Duties and powers of senior judges.

(a) A senior judge shall have all the powers of a judge of the court to which he is designated and assigned.
(b) A senior judge shall discharge, during the period of his designation and assignment, all judicial duties for which he is designated and assigned. He may be required to perform any duty which might be required of a judge of the court to which he is designated and assigned.
(1967, P.A. 621, S. 13; P.A. 74-309, S. 4, 17; P.A. 82-248, S. 30.)
History: P.A. 74-309 referred to senior judges rather than to retired justices or judges; P.A. 82-248 restated section and divided section into Subsecs. but made no substantive change.
Discussed; history of state referees. 164 C. 360. Cited. 199 C. 496.
Statute gives senior judge same powers as other judges of the Superior Court including issuance of search warrants outside judicial districts for which they are assigned. 41 CS 1.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872 - Judges › Section 51-50e. - Senior judge may complete matters after expiration of his assignment.

A senior judge who has sat by designation and assignment in any court may, notwithstanding the expiration of his designation and assignment, decide or join in the decision and final disposition of all matters submitted to him during his assignment period and may decide or join in the consideration and disposition of applications for rehearing or further proceedings in the matters, including matters relating to cases on appeal.
(1967, P.A. 621, S. 14; P.A. 74-309, S. 5, 17; P.A. 82-248, S. 31.)
History: P.A. 74-309 referred to senior judges rather than to retired justices or judges; P.A. 82-248 restated provisions of section but made no substantive change.
Discussed; history of state referees. 164 C. 360.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872 - Judges › Section 51-50f. - Powers of certain state referees.

A retired Chief Justice or judge of the Supreme Court, judge of the Appellate Court, judge of the Superior Court or judge of the Court of Common Pleas, acting as a state referee after attaining the age of seventy years, shall have the power of a judge of the Superior Court on matters referred to him from the Superior Court.
(1967, P.A. 621, S. 11; P.A. 76-436, S. 468, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 32; P.A. 85-140, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 76-436 removed reference to powers of common pleas court judge, reflecting transfer of common pleas court functions to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-248 made technical revision but no substantive change; P.A. 85-140 applied provisions of section to retired appellate court judges.
See Conn. Const. Art. V, S. 6 re seventy-year age limit for persons serving as judges unless serving as state referee.
See Secs. 52-434, 52-434a re state referees.
Cited. 158 C. 16; 163 C. 14. Discussed; history of state referees. 164 C. 360.
Referee directed to file report under Sec. 13a-76 where case had been heard before passage of this section. 27 CS 494.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872 - Judges › Section 51-50g. - Chief Court Administrator may make new assignments.

Section 51-50g is repealed.
(1967, P.A. 621, S. 12; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 66, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 163.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872 - Judges › Section 51-50h. - Power of retired judges to decide small claims.

(a) A retired judge of the Court of Common Pleas or Superior Court acting as a state referee, may, at locations designated by the Chief Court Administrator, hear and determine small claims matters and render judgment thereon.
(b) A retired judge of the Circuit Court acting as a state referee may hear and determine small claims matters at locations designated by the Chief Court Administrator. After the hearing, such retired judge shall report his findings to the referring court.
(1972, P.A. 108, S. 11; P.A. 74-183, S. 35, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 67, 681; P.A. 77-576, S. 36, 65; P.A. 78-379, S. 4, 27; P.A. 82-248, S. 33.)
History: P.A. 74-183 included retired judges of common pleas court in provisions and replaced chief judge of circuit court with chief judge of common pleas court, reflecting transfer of duties from circuit court to court of common pleas, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 included retired judges of superior court, deleted reference to judges' power to render judgments on small claims matters and replaced chief judge of common pleas court with chief court administrator, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-576 rephrased section restoring reference to judges' power to render judgment on small claims matters, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-379 required that retired circuit court judge report findings to referring court, terminating his power to render judgment on small claims matters; P.A. 82-248 reworded section and divided section into Subsecs.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872 - Judges › Section 51-50i. - Senior judges, reappointment, successors.

(a) Any judge who retires from full-time active service, who has not attained the age of seventy and who is an elector and a resident of this state, shall be a senior judge of the court of which he is a member during the remainder of the term of office for which he was appointed, and he shall be eligible for reappointment to succeeding terms as such senior judge in the manner prescribed by law for the appointment of a judge of the court of which he is a member.
(b) A successor to any judge who retires shall be appointed in the manner prescribed by law.
(c) Any senior judge of the Court of Common Pleas or the Juvenile Court shall be eligible for appointment in accordance with subsection (a) of this section to a term as a senior judge of the Superior Court provided such senior judge shall not attain the age of seventy prior to July 1, 1978.
(P.A. 74-309, S. 2, 17; P.A. 77-576, S. 35, 65; P.A. 87-508, S. 6, 10.)
History: P.A. 77-576 added Subsec. (c) re appointment of senior judge of common pleas or juvenile court as senior judge in superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 87-508 amended Subsec. (a) to require that senior judges be electors and residents of this state.
Cited. 41 CS 1.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872 - Judges › Section 51-50j. - Retired Supreme Court, Appellate Court and Superior Court judges eligible for certain duties.

Each retired Chief Justice, associate judge of the Supreme Court, judge of the Appellate Court and judge of the Superior Court shall be eligible for the performance of judicial duties and all services under the provisions of sections 9-625, 51-194, 51-207, 53a-45, 54-47b to 54-47g, inclusive, and 54-82.
(P.A. 74-309, S. 14, 17; P.A. 78-280, S. 73, 127; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29, S. 57, 82; P.A. 86-99, S. 32, 34; P.A. 91-407, S. 2, 42; P.A. 10-43, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 78-280 substituted “associate” for “associated” judge of supreme court, a technical correction; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29 included reference to judge of the appellate court; P.A. 86-99 replaced reference to Sec. 9-346 with reference to Sec. 9-346b; P.A. 91-407 deleted reference to “54-47” and substituted “54-47b to 54-47g, inclusive,” in lieu thereof; P.A. 10-43 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 51-204.
Cited. 41 CS 1.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872 - Judges › Section 51-50k. - Private practice of law prohibited.

Each retired justice or judge who is designated and assigned by the Chief Justice or the Chief Court Administrator to perform judicial duties shall be an elector and a resident of this state, shall be a member of the bar of the state of Connecticut and shall not engage in private practice. Participation in an alternative dispute resolution program approved by STA-FED ADR, Inc. shall not be considered the private practice of law.
(P.A. 74-309, S. 15, 17; P.A. 79-426, S. 1; P.A. 87-508, S. 7, 10; P.A. 93-108, S. 3, 6.)
History: P.A. 79-426 specified applicability to retired justice or judge “who is designated and assigned by the chief justice or the chief court administrator to perform judicial duties”; P.A. 87-508 required that retired judges who perform judicial duties be electors and residents of this state; P.A. 93-108 specified participation in alternative dispute resolution program approved by STA-FED, ADR Inc. shall not be considered private practice of law, effective June 3, 1993.
Cited. 226 C. 475.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872 - Judges › Section 51-50l. - Retired senior judges eligible for appointment as state referees.

(a) Each senior judge who ceases to hold office as a senior judge because of having reached the age of seventy years and who is an elector and a resident of this state shall be a state referee for the remainder of his term of office as a judge and shall be eligible for appointment as a state referee during the remainder of his life in the manner prescribed by law for the appointment of a judge of the court of which he is a member.
(b) Each such judge who was a judge of the Superior Court or the Court of Common Pleas may exercise, as shall be prescribed by law, the powers of a judge of the Superior Court on matters referred to him as a state referee by the Chief Court Administrator as provided in section 2 of article eighth of the amendments to the Constitution of this state.
(P.A. 74-309, S. 8, 17; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 68, 681; P.A. 79-426, S. 2; P.A. 80-222, S. 2; P.A. 82-248, S. 34; P.A. 84-546, S. 111, 173; P.A. 87-508, S. 8, 10.)
History: P.A. 76-436 revised section to reflect transfer of common pleas court functions to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 79-426 specified that senior judges 70 years old or older are eligible for appointment as state referee where previously section stated that such senior judges “shall be” referees, implying automatic change in status; P.A. 80-222 specified that senior judges, upon reaching 70 years of age, automatically become state referees for the remaining portion of their term of office as judge; P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, rewording some provisions and dividing section into Subsecs. but made no substantive change; P.A. 84-546 made technical change in Subsec. (b), correcting constitutional cite; P.A. 87-508 amended Subsec. (a) to require that state referees be electors and residents of this state.
Cited. 199 C. 496.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872 - Judges › Section 51-51a to 51-51f. - Judicial Review Council.

Sections 51-51a to 51-51f, inclusive, are repealed.
(1969, P.A. 771, S. 1–5; 1971, P.A. 188; P.A. 74-183, S. 37, 291; 74-338, S. 2, 94; P.A. 75-328, S. 1–4, 75-479, S. 4, 25; P.A. 76-436, S. 69, 681; P.A. 77-494, S. 17, 18.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872a - Removal, Suspension and Censure of Judges › Section 51-51g. - Declaration of intent.

The General Assembly finds that for the impartial and effective administration of justice in this state (1) the continued independence of the judiciary is indispensable, (2) it is in the public interest to foster the dignity and integrity of the judiciary, (3) to the foregoing ends it is desirable to establish appropriate mechanisms and procedures for the maintenance of judicial discipline, and (4) the mere making of unpopular or erroneous decisions is not a ground for judicial discipline or for a finding of want of judicial integrity.
(P.A. 77-494, S. 1, 18.)
Cited. 222 C. 799.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872a - Removal, Suspension and Censure of Judges › Section 51-51h. - Application of chapter.

This chapter shall apply to judges of the Superior Court, judges of the Appellate Court, judges of the Supreme Court, administrative law judges and family support magistrates, and the term “judges” as used in this chapter refers to such judges and also to senior judges and state referees.
(P.A. 77-494, S. 2, 18; P.A. 82-248, S. 36; P.A. 85-140, S. 3; P.A. 86-402, S. 1, 13; P.A. 89-360, S. 29, 45; P.A. 92-160, S. 11, 19; P.A. 21-18, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 82-248 made technical revision rewording section; P.A. 85-140 included appellate court judges among those judges to whom chapter applies; P.A. 86-402 specified that “judges” refers to state referees and deleted exception re Sec. 51-51j; P.A. 89-360 applied provisions of chapter to family support magistrates; P.A. 92-160 added reference to compensation commissioners; pursuant to P.A. 21-18, “compensation commissioners” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “administrative law judges”, effective October 1, 2021.
Cited. 222 C. 799.
Cited. 41 CS 1.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872a - Removal, Suspension and Censure of Judges › Section 51-51j. - Removal or suspension by Supreme Court.

(a) The Supreme Court may remove or suspend any judge or family support magistrate for any period upon recommendation of the Judicial Review Council, established under section 51-51k, or on its own motion. Upon receipt of such recommendation or on its own motion, the Supreme Court shall make an investigation of the conduct complained of and hold a hearing thereon, unless such an investigation and hearing has been held by the Judicial Review Council.
(b) If the recommendation or motion involves the conduct of a member of the Supreme Court, such member shall be disqualified with regard to the investigation, hearing and decision on the recommendation or motion.
(c) Hearings under this section shall not be public unless requested by the judge or family support magistrate under investigation.
(d) In determining whether to remove or suspend a judge or family support magistrate from office, the determination shall be made by a full court, as provided in section 51-207. A judge or family support magistrate shall not be removed except on the concurrent opinion of the members of the full court as provided in section 51-207, and a judge or family support magistrate shall not be suspended for any period of time, except upon a majority vote of the court.
(P.A. 77-494, S. 4, 18; P.A. 82-248, S. 38; P.A. 88-364, S. 67, 123; P.A. 89-360, S. 31, 45; P.A. 92-160, S. 17, 19.)
History: P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, rewording some provisions and dividing sections into Subsecs. but made no substantive change; P.A. 88-364 made technical change in Subsec. (d); P.A. 89-360 added references to family support magistrates; P.A. 92-160 deleted Subsec. (e) re adoption of rules by supreme court concerning judicial review council.
Cited. 193 C. 180; 222 C. 799; 240 C. 157. Because Supreme Court is empowered to determine all matters of judicial discipline in the first instance as well as upon appeal of review council's decisions, court's review of review council's legal conclusions is de novo. 246 C. 183.
Cited. 42 CS 129.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872a - Removal, Suspension and Censure of Judges › Section 51-51m. - Vote of council. Findings to be indexed.

(a) The Judicial Review Council may take any action upon a majority vote of its members present and voting, except that twelve members of the Judicial Review Council shall constitute a quorum for any action to publicly censure a judge, an administrative law judge or a family support magistrate, suspend a judge, an administrative law judge or a family support magistrate for any period, refer the matter to the Supreme Court with a recommendation that a judge or family support magistrate be suspended for a period longer than one year or refer the matter to the Supreme Court with a recommendation that a judge or family support magistrate be removed from office or to the Governor with a recommendation that an administrative law judge be removed from office and the concurring vote of seven of such members shall be required.
(b) The council shall make its findings in writing and all such findings shall be compiled and indexed.
(P.A. 77-494, S. 7, 18; P.A. 82-248, S. 41; P.A. 89-360, S. 33, 45; P.A. 92-160, S. 4, 19; P.A. 95-97, S. 2, 3; P.A. 21-18, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 82-248 rephrased section; P.A. 89-360 added reference to family support magistrates; P.A. 92-160 added reference to compensation commissioner, changed number of concurring votes of members necessary for suspension from 6 to 7, required finding to be in writing and compiled and indexed and added Subsec. designators; P.A. 95-97 required quorum of 12 members for votes on public censure, suspension or removal from office and added specific reference to referrals to Supreme Court and to Governor, effective June 5, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 21-18, “compensation commissioner” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “administrative law judge” and conforming changes were made in Subsec. (a), effective October 1, 2021.
Cited. 193 C. 180; 227 C. 784.
Cited. 42 CS 129.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872a - Removal, Suspension and Censure of Judges › Section 51-51n. - Authority of council.

(a) The Judicial Review Council may, after a hearing pursuant to subsection (c) of section 51-51l, (1) publicly censure the judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate, (2) suspend the judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate for a definite term not to exceed one year, (3) refer the matter to the Supreme Court with a recommendation that the judge or family support magistrate be suspended for a period longer than one year, (4) refer the matter to the Supreme Court with a recommendation that the judge or family support magistrate be removed from office or to the Governor with a recommendation that the administrative law judge be removed from office or (5) exonerate the judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate of all charges.
(b) If public censure is recommended, the chairman shall prepare and forward the censure in writing to the judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate being censured, the Chief Justice, the Chief Court Administrator and the joint standing committee on judiciary, at least ten days prior to the publication of the censure. The censure shall be a public record as defined in section 1-210. An appeal from the decision of the council for public censure shall automatically stay the publication of the censure.
(c) If the council exonerates a judge, an administrative law judge or a family support magistrate, a copy of the proceedings and report of the council shall be furnished to the judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate.
(P.A. 77-494, S. 8, 18; P.A. 82-248, S. 42; 82-338, S. 6; P.A. 86-402, S. 5, 13; P.A. 89-360, S. 34, 45; P.A. 92-160, S. 13, 19; P.A. 21-18, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 82-248 reworded section and changed “such” to “the”; P.A. 82-338 eliminated provisions re private censure of judge, added provision permitting council to issue admonishment recommending change in judicial conduct or practice, and eliminated provision to make proceedings and exoneration report public upon written request of the judge; P.A. 86-402 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting provision re issuance of admonishment by council for conduct creating appearance of impropriety or constituting unfavorable judicial practice; P.A. 89-360 added references to family support magistrates; P.A. 92-160 applied provisions to compensation commissioners; pursuant to P.A. 21-18, “compensation commissioner” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “administrative law judge” throughout and conforming changes made in Subsec. (c), effective October 1, 2021.
Cited. 193 C. 180; 222 C. 799; 240 C. 157.
Cited. 42 CS 129.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872a - Removal, Suspension and Censure of Judges › Section 51-51p. - Suspension of salary during suspension.

During the period of suspension from office for conduct described in section 51-51i, all judicial salary provided for in section 51-47 or salary provided for in section 31-277 or 46b-231, as the case may be, including any benefits relating thereto, shall be suspended and time shall not be accrued for any rights in any pension plan. If the suspension from office is overruled by the Supreme Court or the Governor, as the case may be, all salary and benefits and time for vesting of pension rights, which may have been suspended, shall be paid or credited to the judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate who was suspended.
(P.A. 77-494, S. 10, 18; P.A. 82-248, S. 44; P.A. 89-360, S. 36, 45; P.A. 92-160, S. 14, 19; P.A. 21-18, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 82-248 rephrased first sentence of section; P.A. 89-360 applied provisions to family support magistrates; P.A. 92-160 added reference to Sec. 31-277 and applied provisions to compensation commissioners; pursuant to P.A. 21-18, “compensation commissioner” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “administrative law judge”, effective October 1, 2021.
Cited. 193 C. 180.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872a - Removal, Suspension and Censure of Judges › Section 51-51r. - Appeal.

Any judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate aggrieved by any decision of the Judicial Review Council may appeal the decision to the Supreme Court in accordance with such procedure for the appeal as the Supreme Court shall adopt by rule.
(P.A. 77-494, S. 13, 18; P.A. 82-248, S. 45; P.A. 89-360, S. 38, 45; P.A. 09-69, S. 1; P.A. 21-18, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 82-248 changed “such” to “the” and “said” to “the supreme”; P.A. 89-360 applied provisions to family support magistrates; P.A. 09-69 applied provisions to compensation commissioners, effective May 27, 2009; pursuant to P.A. 21-18, “compensation commissioner” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “administrative law judge”, effective October 1, 2021.
Cited. 193 C. 180; 227 C. 784; 240 C. 157.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872a - Removal, Suspension and Censure of Judges › Section 51-51s. - Disqualification of judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate.

A judge, an administrative law judge or a family support magistrate is disqualified from acting as a judge, an administrative law judge or a family support magistrate, as the case may be, while there is pending (1) a charge against him for a crime punishable as a felony under the laws of this state or federal law, or a charge against him in another jurisdiction which would be punishable as a felony under Connecticut or federal law, or (2) a charge against him for a crime under the law of any jurisdiction which involves moral turpitude under Connecticut law, or (3) a recommendation to the Supreme Court or the Governor, as the case may be, by the Judicial Review Council for his suspension or removal.
(P.A. 77-494, S. 14, 18; P.A. 89-360, S. 39, 45; P.A. 92-160, S. 15, 19; P.A. 93-435, S. 20, 95; P.A. 21-18, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 89-360 applied provisions to family support magistrates; P.A. 92-160 added provisions re compensation commissioners; P.A. 93-435 made a technical change, effective June 28, 1993; pursuant to P.A. 21-18, “compensation commissioner” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “administrative law judge” and conforming changes were made, effective October 1, 2021.
Cited. 193 C. 180.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872a - Removal, Suspension and Censure of Judges › Section 51-51t. - Compensation of members.

(a) Members of the Judicial Review Council shall not receive compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties as members.
(b) The council may apply for and receive grants from private sources and the federal government.
(P.A. 77-494, S. 15, 18; P.A. 82-248, S. 46.)
History: P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, rewording some provisions and dividing section into Subsecs. but made no substantive change.
Cited. 193 C. 180.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 872a - Removal, Suspension and Censure of Judges › Section 51-51u. - Jurisdiction over complaints filed with council previously established.

The council established under section 51-51k shall have the power to hear and decide complaints filed with, but not finally determined by, the Judicial Review Council established under sections 51-51a to 51-51f, inclusive, of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 1977, and may hear and decide complaints received on or after January 1, 1978, notwithstanding that the act complained of occurred prior to that date.
(P.A. 77-494, S. 16, 18; P.A. 78-377, S. 2; 78-379, S. 25, 27; P.A. 82-248, S. 47.)
History: P.A. 78-377 changed effective date of Sec. 25 of P.A. 78-379 from July 1, 1978, to January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-379 amended section to replace former judicial review council with reconstituted council; P.A. 82-248 deleted language re transfer of records and funds from judicial review council terminated on January 1, 1978.
Cited. 193 C. 180.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 873 - Court Clerks › Section 51-51x and 51-51y. - Continuation of service of persons serving in Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas and Juvenile Court on June 30, 1978. Term of office of persons appointed July 1, 1977.

Sections 51-51x and 51-51y are repealed.
(P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 36a, 37, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 75, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 163.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 873 - Court Clerks › Section 51-52a. - Powers of clerks and clerical assistants.

(a) The clerk of any court may, when directed by the court, amend, make up and complete any imperfect or unfinished record in such manner as the court may direct.
(b) The clerk for each judicial district may certify to copies of the records and do all other acts in relation to the files and records of the county court which the clerk of the county court could have done and may, when directed by the superior court for such district, amend, make up and complete any record of the former county court, when necessary to supply any omission of a former clerk thereof, in such manner as the court directs.
(c) The chief clerk for each judicial district and the clerks for housing matters may certify, as clerk of the judicial district or of any county within or partly within the judicial district, to the authority of judges, justices of the peace and commissioners of the Superior Court.
(d) Deputy chief clerks, clerks, deputy clerks and assistant clerks shall have the same powers as chief clerks of the Superior Court, subject to the direction of the chief clerk, and shall be authorized clerks for the district for which they are appointed, for the purpose of certifying to the authority of any judge, justice of the peace or commissioner of the Superior Court. Deputy clerks and assistant clerks shall have the same powers as clerks of the superior court, subject to the direction of the clerk for the geographical area for which they are appointed, and shall be authorized clerks for the geographical area for the purpose of certifying to the authority of any judge, justice of the peace or commissioner of the Superior Court.
(e) A deputy chief clerk, deputy clerk or assistant clerk may sign any process or other document requiring the signature of the chief clerk or clerk for the court location for which he is appointed or any other document which the chief clerk or clerk is otherwise authorized to sign.
(f) A temporary assistant clerk shall have the same powers as clerks of the court.
(g) If authorized by the clerk, as defined in subsection (g) of section 51-51v, a supervisor or a clerical or administrative assistant may sign any process or other document requiring the signature of the chief clerk or clerk or any other document which the chief clerk or clerk is authorized to sign and may administer the oath to any witness during the trial or hearing of any action.
(P.A. 82-248, S. 52; P.A. 84-262, S. 3; P.A. 91-24, S. 4, 8.)
History: P.A. 84-262 amended Subsec. (c) by adding “and the clerks for housing matters”; P.A. 91-24 amended Subsec. (g) to replace “if authorized by the chief clerk or clerk for the court location for which he is appointed” with “If authorized by the clerk, as defined in subsection (g) of section 51-51v,” and to permit a supervisor when so authorized to sign certain documents and administer oaths.
Cited. 201 C. 1.
Cited. 16 CA 518.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 873 - Court Clerks › Section 51-52b. (Formerly Sec. 51-171a). - Certification re authority of justice of the peace or commissioner of the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield or Stamford-Norwalk.

The chief clerk of the superior court at Bridgeport shall, on the request of any justice of the peace or commissioner of the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield or Stamford-Norwalk and on the receipt of a fee of one dollar, furnish to the chief clerk of the superior court at Stamford a duplicate of the certificate of qualification or appointment of such justice of the peace or commissioner of the Superior Court and said clerk at Stamford may thereafter certify to the authority of such justice of the peace or commissioner of the Superior Court.
(February, 1965, P.A. 601; P.A. 78-280, S. 7, 127; P.A. 80-201, S. 3, 9; P.A. 81-34, S. 6, 9.)
History: P.A. 78-280 replaced “Fairfield county” with “judicial district of Fairfield”; P.A. 80-201 applied provisions to judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk; P.A. 81-34 eliminated the authority of the clerk of the superior court at Bridgeport to certify authority of notaries public and specified that chief clerk empowered to certify the authority of justice of the peace or commissioners of the superior court, effective July 1, 1982; Sec. 51-171a transferred to Sec. 51-52b in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 873 - Court Clerks › Section 51-53. - Clerks to give notice of decrees of court by mail or electronic delivery.

(a) Whenever any court, including a court of probate, or the judge of any such court acting in any matter coming before him as a judge, makes or renders any decision, order, decree, denial or ruling, unless it is made or rendered in the presence of counsel in the matter, the clerk of the court shall immediately notify counsel and any appearing party, in writing by mail or electronic delivery, of the decision, order, decree, denial or ruling. Electronic delivery may be by computer or facsimile transmission or by employing other technology in accordance with procedures and technical standards established by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator or the Probate Court Administrator, as the case may be. Notice delivered electronically shall have the same validity and status as notice delivered by mail.
(b) The time limited by law for commencing appellate proceedings on the decision, order, decree, denial or ruling shall date from the time when such notice is issued by the clerk.
(1949 Rev., S. 7719; 1963, P.A. 412; P.A. 82-248, S. 53; P.A. 12-133, S. 6.)
History: 1963 act deleted prohibition against applying section to courts or judges of probate, specifying section to apply in any contested matter; P.A. 82-248 rephrased section and divided section into Subsecs.; P.A. 12-133 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provisions re clerk to provide notice to any appearing party, re notice given by mail or electronic delivery, re methods and standards for electronic delivery and re delivery of notice electronically to have same validity as notice delivered by mail.
See Sec. 45a-187 re time of taking probate appeals.
Cited. 132 C. 627; 178 C. 189; 181 C. 367; 232 C. 181.
Cited. 36 CA 469; 44 CA 812; 45 CA 324; 46 CA 298.
Section applied. 31 CS 53.
Subsec. (a):
Clerk's failure to issue notice of an order does not render the order ineffective. 131 CA 471.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 873 - Court Clerks › Section 51-55. - Judgments of default or nonsuit.

A clerk of the Superior Court shall not enter any judgment of default or nonsuit, unless directed by the court, except where the parties fail to appear; provided, in any civil action in which a notice of an intention to suffer a default has been filed, the clerk shall, upon request of either party, enter judgment of default.
(1949 Rev., S. 7700; P.A. 82-160, S. 101.)
History: P.A. 82-160 rephrased section, but made no substantive changes.
See Sec. 52-84 re time for rendering judgment by default.
Failure of defendant to receive notice does not relieve her of blame in failing to enter her appearance. 139 C. 532.
Cited. 17 CS 118.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 873 - Court Clerks › Section 51-56. - Accounting for receipts by clerks of Supreme, Superior and Common Pleas Court. Removal from office. Accounting on death or removal.

Section 51-56 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 7715, 7716, 7717; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 92; 1961, P.A. 186, S. 2; P.A. 74-183, S. 40, 291.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 873 - Court Clerks › Section 51-57. - Superior Court clerks. Oath. Full-time duties. Criminal defense prohibited.

(a) Each clerk of the Superior Court shall, before entering on the duties of his office, be sworn to the faithful performance of his duties.
(b) Each clerk and assistant clerk, except temporary or part-time assistant clerks, shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office.
(c) No clerk of the Superior Court may defend, counsel, advise or act as attorney for any defendant in any criminal action or otherwise engage in the private practice of criminal law.
(1949 Rev., S. 8879; P.A. 82-248, S. 50.)
History: P.A. 82-248 reworded section, added the phrase “or otherwise engage in the private practice of criminal law” and incorporates language formerly in Secs. 51-51v and 51-69.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 873 - Court Clerks › Section 51-58. - Court seals. Filing of official seals with Secretary of the State.

Each court location having a clerk shall have its proper seal, which shall be kept by the clerk or by the records management officer or other designee of the Chief Court Administrator permitted to certify copies of inactive records pursuant to section 51-52. Any such court, and any public officer required by law to have an official seal, may place on file in the office of the Secretary of the State an impression of such seal, accompanied by a certificate, properly sworn to, of the genuineness of the same. The impression shall become a public record of the state; and the Secretary of the State shall certify to the genuineness of such seals when so required.
(1949 Rev., S. 7721; P.A. 79-176, S. 2; P.A. 82-248, S. 56.)
History: P.A. 79-176 authorized public officer or other designee of chief court administrator to keep seal of court; P.A. 82-248 reworded section, adding “location” after “court” and changing “public officer” to “records management officer”.
See Sec. 4-51 re seals for state departments.
See Sec. 53-153 re penalty for counterfeiting seal.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 873 - Court Clerks › Section 51-59. - Clerks' offices, when open.

The judges of the Superior Court may provide by rule for the times when the clerks' offices shall be deemed to be open for the purpose of entering appearances, judgments of nonsuit or default for want of appearance and for filing pleadings, amendments to pleadings and written motions. Each office shall be open at least five days a week except during weeks which include a legal holiday. The clerks' offices may be deemed to be open whether a judge is in attendance or not.
(1949 Rev., S. 7699; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 93; P.A. 74-183, S. 42, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 72, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 77, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 57.)
History: 1959 act included circuit court judges; P.A. 74-183 removed circuit court judges from purview of section, reflecting transfer of circuit court functions to court of common pleas, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 removed common pleas court judges from purview of section, reflecting transfer of common pleas court functions to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 deleted provision which stated that last day for filing is next business day when office is open in cases where last filing day would fall on day when office is closed; P.A. 82-248 rephrased section.
See Sec. 51-347c re next business day as last day for filing if clerk's office closed.
Where rules require filing within 24 hours, fact that motion cannot be filed after noon Saturday does not extend filing time. 121 C. 364. Former statute cited. 131 C. 403.
Cited. 36 CS 565.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 874 - Court Reporters › Section 51-62. - Official court reporters and court recording monitors before judges, judge trial referees and family support magistrates.

(a) Whenever a judge of the Superior Court, a judge trial referee or a family support magistrate sitting in chambers deems it necessary, the judge, judge trial referee or family support magistrate may call upon the official court reporter or court recording monitor for the judicial district in which any action pending is to be heard to take the evidence therein. The judge, judge trial referee or family support magistrate shall have and may exercise all the powers conferred by law upon a judge of the Superior Court when sitting as a court, with respect to transcripts of the official records of the official court reporter or court recording monitor.
(b) The official court reporter or court recording monitor when called upon shall attend the hearings, and shall have all the powers, be subject to the same duties and receive the same compensation for attendance and fees for transcripts of the official records as are authorized by law.
(1949 Rev., S. 7728; 1953, S. 3134d; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 60; P.A. 89-360, S. 40, 45; P.A. 19-64, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district” for “county”; P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, rewording some provisions and dividing section into Subsecs. but made no substantive change; P.A. 89-360 amended Subsec. (a) by adding references to family support magistrates; P.A. 19-64 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing references to state referee with references to judge trial referee, adding reference to court recording monitor, and deleting “before the judge sitting in chambers, family support magistrate or state referee”, amended Subsec. (b) by adding reference to court recording monitor, and deleting “, or a competent assistant designated by him,”, deleted Subsec. (c) re compensation for attendance and fees for copies to be paid by clerk of superior court, and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2019.
Recognizing unique status of state referees. 164 C. 360.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 874 - Court Reporters › Section 51-64. - Traveling expenses.

Section 51-64 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 3608; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 36; 1959, P.A. 615, S. 12; P.A. 82-248, S. 163.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 874 - Court Reporters › Section 51-65. - Vacancy in office of court reporter.

Section 51-65 is repealed, effective July 1, 2019.
(1949 Rev., S. 7730; P.A. 82-248, S. 62; P.A. 85-613, S. 76, 154; P.A. 19-64, S. 25.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 874 - Court Reporters › Section 51-66 to 51-71a. - Court reporters and stenographers, generally.

Sections 51-66 to 51-71a, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 3608, 7591, 7613, 7614, 7731, 7732; 1949, S. 3109d; 1957, P.A. 199, S. 1; 446, S. 2; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 36; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 57; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 14–18; 204; 1963, P.A. 31; 1967, P.A. 228; P.A. 74-183, S. 43, 44, 280, 291; P.A. 75-530, S. 8, 35; P.A. 76-436, S. 75, 547, 681.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 874 - Court Reporters › Section 51-72. - Probate Court; stenographer may be called in by agreement.

Whenever, in any court of probate, the parties or their attorneys so agree in writing, the judge of the court may call in a competent and disinterested person who is capable to act as a stenographer to act as the official stenographer in the whole or in such portion of the cause or matter as may be agreed upon. The compensation of the stenographer shall be paid by the parties in such proportion as the judge of the court decides, except that the compensation shall not exceed that of the official court reporter of the Superior Court.
(1949 Rev., S. 7733; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 94; P.A. 82-248, S. 63.)
History: 1959 act deleted references to municipal court and the taxing of costs therein, municipal courts having been abolished; P.A. 82-248 reworded section.
Cited. 194 C. 635; 237 C. 12.
Cited. 27 CA 333.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 51 - Courts › Chapter 874 - Court Reporters › Section 51-73. - Powers and duties of stenographer. Notes to be evidence. Appeals on record.

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