Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 870 - Judicial Department
Section 51-1. - Composition of department. Report to General Assembly.

Section 51-1 is repealed.

(1957, P.A. 651, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 68; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 1; P.A. 74-183, S. 1, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 9, 681.)

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 51 - Courts

Chapter 870 - Judicial Department

Section 51-1. - Composition of department. Report to General Assembly.

Section 51-1a. - Composition of Judicial Department.

Section 51-1b. - Chief Justice of Supreme Court. Duties and powers.

Section 51-1c. - Report of department to General Assembly.

Section 51-1d. - Court Support Services Division. Transfer of duties of various offices, duties and personnel to Court Support Services Division.

Section 51-1e. - Support Enforcement Services. Successor to Support Enforcement Division. Transfer of powers, duties, obligations and staff.

Section 51-2. - Chief Court Administrator.

Section 51-3. - Inability of Chief Justice to act.

Section 51-4 and 51-5. - Chief Court Administrator to appoint Chief Judges of Superior, Common Pleas and Juvenile Courts; vacancy. Powers and duties of Chief Judges and Probate Court Administrator.

Section 51-5a. - Duties and powers of Chief Court Administrator.

Section 51-5b. - Chief Court Administrator to establish and administer Judicial Data Processing Revolving Fund. Transfers to General Fund.

Section 51-5c. - Automated registry of protective orders. Policies and procedures for operation of registry.

Section 51-5d. - Chief Court Administrator to transfer certain revenue to organization administering program for use of interest earned on lawyers' clients' funds accounts and to Judicial Data Processing Revolving Fund.

Section 51-6. - Chief Court Administrator to meet with judges and Probate Court Administrator.

Section 51-6a. - Chief Justice or Chief Court Administrator may meet with judges of any court.

Section 51-6b. - Chief Court Administrator to identify additional secure child visitation centers.

Section 51-7. - Conferences of judges and members of the bar.

Section 51-8. - Establishment of office for administration of nonjudicial business of the Judicial Department.

Section 51-9. - Duties of staff of the Office of the Chief Court Administrator.

Section 51-9a. - Alkaline paper for photocopies.

Section 51-9b. - Portraits of retiring Chief Justices.

Section 51-10. - Appointment of Jury Administrator and assistants. Selection of director of security and safety of the Judicial Department.

Section 51-10a. (Formerly Sec. 51-146b). - Personnel Administrator.

Section 51-10b. - Contract with Children in Placement, Inc., promoting permanency planning for children.

Section 51-10c. - Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparity in the Criminal Justice System. Duties.

Section 51-10d. - Judicial Branch Internet web site. Notice and information re animal-assisted therapy.

Section 51-11. - Judges and clerks to furnish information to Chief Court Administrator.

Section 51-11a and 51-11b. - Registrar of wills. Disposition of wills in possession of registrar.

Section 51-12. - Compensation plan; employment regulations; sick leave.

Section 51-13. - Variance of sessions of Superior Court.

Section 51-14. - Rules of court. Disapproval of rules by General Assembly. Hearings.

Section 51-14a. - Connecticut Code of Evidence. Adoption. Advisory committee.

Section 51-15. - *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (d) and effective date.) Rules of procedure in certain civil actions. Small claims.

Section 51-15a. - Consultation between judiciary committee and rules committee of Superior Court.

Section 51-19. - Law reports. Practice Book.

Section 51-21a to 51-26. - Connecticut Circuit Court Reports. Publication of state agency regulations and court rules. Publication of rules of the courts: Other documents. Unused volumes of reports. Unclaimed money in possession of officer or employe...