Title 51 — Title 51: Courts

Sec. 51-195. Application for review of sentence. Any person sentenced on one or more counts of an information to a term of imprisonment for which the total sentence of all such counts amounts to confinement for three years or more, may, within thirty days from the date such sente…

Sec. 51-196. Review of sentence or commitment. Decision. (a) The review division shall, in each case in which an application for review is filed in accordance with section 51-195, review the judgment so far as it relates to the sentence or commitment imposed, either increasing or…

Sec. 51-197. Forms and rules of procedure. The review division shall prescribe forms to be used in accordance with section 51-195 and make rules for procedure under sections 51-195 and 51-196. (1957, P.A. 436, S. 4; September, 1957, P.A. 14, S. 4.) Constitutionality of section di…

Sec. 51-197a. Appeals to Appellate Court. Writs. Transfer of jurisdiction from appellate session. (a) Appeals and writs of error from final judgments or actions of the Superior Court shall be taken to the Appellate Court in accordance with section 51-197c, except for small claims…

Sec. 51-197b. (Formerly Sec. 52-7). Administrative appeals. (a) Except as provided in section 31-301b, all appeals that may be taken from administrative decisions of officers, boards, commissions or agencies of the state or any political subdivision thereof shall be taken to the …

Sec. 51-197c. Appellate Court; judges, appointment, terms, Chief Judge. (a) The Appellate Court shall consist of nine judges, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, who shall also be judges of the Superior Court, and who shall be appointed by the General Assembly, …

Sec. 51-197d. Jurisdiction of appellate session. Section 51-197d is repealed. (P.A. 77-347, S. 3, 11; P.A. 78-280, S. 85, 127; P.A. 79-376; 79-540, S. 9; P.A. 80-234, S. 2; P.A. 81-416, S. 2, 5; P.A. 82-248, S. 100; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29, S. 80, 82.)

Sec. 51-197e. Consolidation of appeals. When any appeal pending before the Appellate Court involves the same cause of action, transaction or occurrence as an appeal pending before the Supreme Court, the appeals may be consolidated in the Supreme Court. (P.A. 77-347, S. 4, 11; Jun…

Sec. 51-197f. Further review by certification only. Upon final determination of any appeal by the Appellate Court, there shall be no right to further review except the Supreme Court shall have the power to certify cases for its review upon petition by an aggrieved party or by the…

Sec. 51-198. Constitution of Supreme Court; retired judges, terms, participation in meetings; deliberation and participation in disposition of case after age of seventy. (a) The Supreme Court shall consist of one Chief Justice and six associate judges, who shall, at the time of t…

Sec. 51-198a. Law clerks. Section 51-198a is repealed. (1959, P.A. 623, S. 1; 1963, P.A. 286; 1971, P.A. 588; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 382, 681; P.A. 78-130, S. 1, 2.)

Sec. 51-199. Jurisdiction. (a) The Supreme Court shall have final and conclusive jurisdiction of all matters brought before it according to law, and may carry into execution all its judgments and decrees and institute rules of practice and procedure as to matters before it. (b) T…

Sec. 51-199a. Short title: Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act. Section 51-199a is repealed, effective June 3, 1999. (P.A. 85-111, S. 1–9; P.A. 99-107, S. 14, 15.)

Sec. 51-199b. Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act. (a) This section may be cited as the “Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act”. (b) As used in this section: (1) “State” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto R…

Sec. 51-200. Terms and special sessions. Terms of the Supreme Court shall be held at Hartford and the specific dates of such terms shall be posted on the Internet web site of the Judicial Branch. Special sessions may be held at any other time or place as fixed by rule of the judg…

Sec. 51-201. Chief clerk of the Supreme Court. The judges of the Supreme Court shall appoint a chief clerk of the Supreme Court who shall not be a chief clerk of any judicial district. The chief clerk of the Supreme Court shall also be the chief clerk of the Appellate Court. (194…

Sec. 51-202. Court docket. The chief clerk of the Supreme Court shall keep the docket of the Supreme Court. The chief clerk of the Appellate Court shall keep the docket of the Appellate Court. (1949 Rev., S. 7676; P.A. 78-280, S. 86, 127; P.A. 81-472, S. 150, 159; P.A. 82-248, S.…

Sec. 51-203. Assignment of cases. (a) Assignment of cases for hearing by the Supreme Court shall be made by the chief clerk of the Supreme Court, under the direction of the Chief Justice or an associate judge designated by the Chief Justice. (b) Assignments of cases for hearing b…

Sec. 51-204. Quorum; judges called in. Section 51-204 is repealed, effective October 1, 2010. (1949 Rev., S. 7678; P.A. 82-248, S. 106; P.A. 10-43, S. 43.)

Sec. 51-205. Judges released from judicial duties on Superior Court, exception. The judges of the Supreme Court shall be released from sitting on the Superior Court, except that the Chief Justice may assign any such judge to sit on the Superior Court whenever in his judgment the …

Sec. 51-206. Adjournment in absence of judges. Section 51-206 is repealed, effective October 1, 2010. (1949 Rev., S. 7680; P.A. 00-99, S. 106, 154; P.A. 01-195, S. 54, 181; P.A. 10-43, S. 43.)

Sec. 51-207. Composition of panel. Summoning of court members or other judges to constitute panel. (a) The Supreme Court shall sit in panels of five, six or seven judges, pursuant to rules adopted by said court. (b) Each party in any case before the Supreme Court has a right to b…

Sec. 51-208. Judgment by agreement of parties. When the parties in any action pending before the Supreme Court, or their attorneys, sign and file with the clerk an agreement as to the judgment which shall be rendered therein, the clerk may enter judgment in the action upon the wr…

Sec. 51-209. Majority of judges on panel to concur in decision. Procedure when court evenly divided. No ruling, judgment or decree of any court may be reversed, affirmed, sustained, modified or in any other manner affected by the Supreme Court or the Appellate Court unless a majo…

Sec. 51-210. Costs of preparation and transmission of records in appealed cases. Any expense necessarily incurred by the clerk of the Superior Court in preparing copies of the files and records for transmittal to the Supreme Court or Appellate Court in any case appealed or on a w…

Sec. 51-211. Notice of decisions. The chief clerk of the Supreme Court or of the Appellate Court shall transmit a notice of the decision upon a motion or of an order to the clerk of the court from which the action proceeded and give notice to all counsel of record. (1949 Rev., S.…

Sec. 51-212. Reporter of Judicial Decisions. Reports of Supreme Court opinions. Compilation of legal publications. (a) The judges of the Supreme Court shall, from time to time, appoint a reporter of its judicial decisions, and, in the event of his temporary illness or disability,…

Sec. 51-213. Reporter to file copy of opinions of Supreme Court and Appellate Court. A copy of the opinion of the Supreme Court or of the Appellate Court shall be filed by the Reporter of Judicial Decisions with the clerk of the court from which the action proceeded. The Reporter…

Sec. 51-214. Reporter may authorize use of material in copyrighted index-digests. Section 51-214 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7691; P.A. 82-248, S. 163.)

Sec. 51-215. Publicly available briefs of all cases determined in Supreme Court and Appellate Court. The chief clerk of the Supreme Court shall electronically provide to the State Library publicly available briefs of all cases determined in the Supreme Court and the Appellate Cou…

Sec. 51-215a. (Formerly Sec. 51-21). Publication of Appellate Court decisions. The clerk of the Appellate Court shall file with the Reporter of Judicial Decisions copies of memoranda of decisions in Appellate Court cases. The reporter shall prepare all of the decisions for public…

Sec. 51-215b. (Formerly Sec. 51-20). Digests of decisions. Section 51-215b is repealed, effective October 1, 2015. (1955, S. 1012d; 1957, P.A. 176, S. 10; 1963, P.A. 288, S. 5; P.A. 73-541, S. 3, 8; P.A. 82-248, S. 116; P.A. 15-85, S. 27.)

Sec. 51-216. Salary and fees of reporter. (a) The salary of the Reporter of Judicial Decisions shall be determined by the judges of the Supreme Court. (b) The reporter shall receive for copies of opinions such sum per page as is fixed by the judges, such fees to be accounted for …

Sec. 51-216a. (Formerly Sec. 51-16). Commission on Official Legal Publications. Publications. Copyrights. (a) The Commission on Official Legal Publications shall be an agency of the Judicial Branch and shall be composed of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who shall be chai…

Sec. 51-216b. (Formerly Sec. 51-18). Sale and distribution of publications. Contracts. Expenses. (a)(1) The Commission on Official Legal Publications may sell official legal publications and electronic bulletin board services at such prices and upon such terms as to payment and s…

Sec. 51-216c. (Formerly Sec. 51-17). Director of production and distribution. The commission shall, from time to time, appoint, fix the salaries of, and prescribe the duties of, a director of production and distribution and the necessary employees of his office. (1957, P.A. 176, …

Sec. 51-217. Qualification of jurors. (a) All jurors shall be electors, individuals lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as defined in 8 USC 1101(a)(20), as amended from time to time, or citizens of the United States, who are residents of this state having a permanent place…

Sec. 51-217a. Jurors excused from service. Option to be considered for service. (a) A person shall be excused from jury service during the jury year commencing September 1, 1999, and each jury year thereafter, if during the next three preceding jury years such person appeared in …

Sec. 51-217b. Information for prospective jurors. Postponement of jury service or accommodations for breastfeeding women. (a) The Judicial Branch shall maintain on its Internet web site a section providing prospective jurors with general information regarding jury service, includ…

Secs. 51-218 and 51-219. Jury service for women. Exemption from jury service. Sections 51-218 and 51-219 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7907, 7927; P.A. 73-47; P.A. 75-264, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-52, S. 4, 8; P.A. 78-197; P.A. 79-386; P.A. 82-248, S. 121; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-5, S. 17,…

Sec. 51-219a. Duties and powers of Jury Administrator. (a) The Jury Administrator, who is appointed in accordance with section 51-10 and subject to supervision by the Chief Court Administrator, shall be responsible for qualifying, summoning, selecting, managing and utilizing juro…

Sec. 51-219b. How to determine number of jurors to be summoned. (a) In determining the number of jurors to be summoned for jury duty at a court location, the following factors, as well as any other factors which may be relevant, shall be considered: The number of judges assigned …

Sec. 51-219c. Adjustment in number of jurors. If it is determined that any estimate by the chief clerks under subsection (c) of section 51-219b, is in excess of or lacking in the number of jurors chosen under section 51-220 for those towns within a given judicial district, the Ju…

Sec. 51-220. Number of jurors for each town. (a) Prior to January 1, 2024, the number of jurors to be chosen from each town shall be equal to a percentage of the town's population rounded off to the nearest whole number, such percentage to be determined by the Jury Administrator …

Sec. 51-220a. Use of electronic processing in selection, drawing and summoning of jurors. Annual compilation of data. (a) Electronic data processing and similar equipment may be used in the selection, drawing and summoning of jurors under this chapter. At the Jury Administrator's…

Secs. 51-221 and 51-222. Jury committees; selection of jurors. Towns failing to file lists of jurors. Sections 51-221 and 51-222 are repealed, effective October 1, 1997. (1949 Rev., S. 7909, 7910; 1951, S. 3161d; February, 1965, P.A. 620, S. 1; P.A. 76-52, S. 6, 8; P.A. 76-436, S…

Sec. 51-222a. Preparation of master or final list. (a) Annually, upon the request of the Jury Administrator, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall supply the Jury Administrator with the latest updated file of licensed motor vehicle operators for the state and with the latest u…

Sec. 51-223. State Jury Commission. Inquiry blanks. Jury lists. Section 51-223 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7912; 1949, 1951, S. 3164d; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 206; February, 1965, P.A. 620, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 718, S. 1; P.A. 74-183, S. 53, 291; P.A. 76-52, S. 7, 8; P.A. 76-436, S. 103, 6…

Sec. 51-224. Incomplete list. Preparation of subsequent list. If a registrar of voters of a town, after a request from the Jury Administrator pursuant to section 51-222a, fails to provide the list to the Jury Administrator or to the Jury Administrator's representative, the Jury A…

Secs. 51-225 to 51-228. Compensation of members of State Jury Commission. Designation of clerks. Preparation of slips with jurors' names and placement in jury boxes. Summoning of jurors for court in Tolland County from Manchester and in Middlesex County from Wallingford and Merid…