Title 51 — Title 51: Courts

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 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 co…

Sec. 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 Section 51-164u is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.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.)

Sec. 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…

Sec. 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 Section 51-164w is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.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.)

Sec. 51-164x. Review of order prohibiting attendance at court session; review of certain orders sealing or limiting disclosure to court documents, affidavits or files. (a) Any person affected by a court order which prohibits any person from attending any session of court, except …

Sec. 51-165. Number of judges. Retired judges. Assignment to hear housing matters and juvenile matters. (a)(1) On and after July 1, 1998, the Superior Court shall consist of one hundred eighty-one judges, including the judges of the Supreme Court and the Appellate Court, who shal…

Sec. 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 C…

Sec. 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 a…

Sec. 51-168. Transferred to Chapter 873, Sec. 51-51v.

Secs. 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 wh…

Sec. 51-171a. Transferred to Chapter 873, Sec. 51-52b.

Secs. 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,…

Sec. 51-175. Transferred to Chapter 886, Sec. 51-278.

Secs. 51-175a and 51-175b. Transferred to Chapter 886, Secs. 51-287 and 51-288, respectively.

Secs. 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; 196…

Sec. 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 c…

Sec. 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…

Sec. 51-181. Times and places for the sitting of the Superior Court. The Superior Court shall sit continuously throughout the year, at such times and places and for such periods as are set by the Chief Court Administrator or, with the approval of the Chief Court Administrator, hi…

Sec. 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.)

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 51-181c. Community court. (a) The Chief Court Administrator shall designate one court location in which a community court is to be established where there shall be a docket separate from other criminal matters for the hearing of (1) criminal matters which are misdemeanor cas…

Sec. 51-181d. Truancy docket. Implementation. Section 51-181d is repealed, effective July 1, 2023. (P.A. 97-253; P.A. 08-86, S. 5; P.A. 23-46, S. 45.)

Sec. 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 Chi…

Sec. 51-181f. Firearm-related crime dockets. (a) For the purposes of this section, “firearm-related crime docket” means a docket in a geographical area separate and apart from other criminal matters for the hearing of firearm-related matters. (b) Not later than December 31, 2023,…

Sec. 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 div…

Secs. 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, 6…

Sec. 51-182c.* Transferred to Chapter 815, Sec. 46b-1. *Note: Originally renumbered as Sec. 51-330 in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.

Sec. 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.)

Secs. 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.

Sec. 51-182g. Transferred to Chapter 889, Sec. 51-334.

Sec. 51-182h.* Transferred to Chapter 815, Sec. 46b-11. *Note: Originally renumbered as Sec. 51-335 in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.

Secs. 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.

Sec. 51-182l.* Transferred to Chapter 815, Sec. 46b-10. *Note: Originally renumbered as Sec. 51-339 in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.

Sec. 51-182m.* Transferred to Chapter 815, Sec. 46b-9. *Note: Originally renumbered as Sec. 51-340 in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.

Secs. 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.…

Sec. 51-182p.* Transferred to Chapter 815, Sec. 46b-8. *Note: Originally renumbered as Sec. 51-341 in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement.

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 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 Ad…

Sec. 51-183b. (Formerly Sec. 51-29). Judgments in civil actions. Time limit. Any judge of the Superior Court and any judge trial referee who has the power to render judgment, who has commenced the trial of any civil cause, shall have power to continue such trial and shall render …

Sec. 51-183c. (Formerly Sec. 51-41). Same judge not to preside at new trial. No judge of any court who tried a case without a jury in which a new trial is granted, or in which the judgment is reversed by the Supreme Court, may again try the case. No judge of any court who preside…

Sec. 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…

Sec. 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.)

Sec. 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 becau…

Sec. 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 there…

Sec. 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…

Sec. 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. 9…

Sec. 51-185. Disposition of civil business at criminal sessions. Section 51-185 is repealed, effective July 1, 2024. (1949 Rev., S. 7625; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 34; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 97, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 97; P.A. 24-108, S. 44.)

Sec. 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 st…

Sec. 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.)