Title 51 — Title 51: Courts
26 chapters · 500 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51g Declaration of intent.
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Sec. 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 th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51h Application of chapter.
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Sec. 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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51i Grounds for removal, suspension and censure.
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Sec. 51-51i. Grounds for removal, suspension and censure. (a) In addition to removal by impeachment and removal by the Governor on the address of two-thirds of each house of the General Assembly as provided in the Connecticut Constitution, a judge shall be subject, in the manner …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51j Removal or suspension by Supreme Court.
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Sec. 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 …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51k Judicial Review Council.
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Sec. 51-51k. Judicial Review Council. (a) Composition of council. There is established a Judicial Review Council, within the Office of Governmental Accountability established under section 1-300, to be composed of the following members: (1) Three judges of the Superior Court, who…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51l Investigation of conduct of judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate.
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Sec. 51-51l. Investigation of conduct of judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the Judicial Review Council shall investigate every written complaint brought before it alleging conduct under section …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51m Vote of council. Findings to be indexed.
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Sec. 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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51n Authority of council.
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Sec. 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 s…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51o Witnesses to testify.
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Sec. 51-51o. Witnesses to testify. (a) Any person may be compelled, by subpoena signed by competent authority, to appear before the Supreme Court or Judicial Review Council to testify in relation to any complaint brought to or by the court or council against a judge, an administr…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51p Suspension of salary during suspension.
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Sec. 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 benef…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51q Recommendation of council re appointment or reappointment of judge and reappointment of family support magistrate and administrative law judge. Information required to be made available to General Assembly judiciary committee.
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Sec. 51-51q. Recommendation of council re appointment or reappointment of judge and reappointment of family support magistrate and administrative law judge. Information required to be made available to General Assembly judiciary committee. (a)(1) The Judicial Review Council shall…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51r Appeal.
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Sec. 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. (…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51s Disqualification of judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate.
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Sec. 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 b…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51t Compensation of members.
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Sec. 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 re…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51u Jurisdiction over complaints filed with council previously established.
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Sec. 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 5…