(a) The Chief Court Administrator, subject to the provisions of section 51-12, shall appoint and fix the compensation of a Jury Administrator and such other assistants as are necessary to enable the Jury Administrator to perform the duties of his office.
(b) The Chief Court Administrator may select from among inspectors appointed by the Chief State's Attorney an individual who shall serve as the director of security and safety of the Judicial Department while retaining his status as an inspector in the Division of Criminal Justice. Such inspector shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Court Administrator in the capacity of director of security and safety of the Judicial Department, and shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Judicial Department.
(1957, P.A. 651, S. 10; P.A. 73-589, S. 1, 4; P.A. 78-280, S. 124, 127; 78-331, S. 53, 58; P.A. 82-248, S. 120; P.A. 85-414, S. 4, 5; P.A. 86-403, S. 83, 132.)
History: P.A. 73-589 authorized appointment of jury administrator; P.A. 78-280 transferred appointment power from executive secretary to chief court administrator and deleted reference to executive secretary in provision prohibiting practice of law; P.A. 78-331 made technical grammatical change to correct inadvertent error in P.A. 78-280; P.A. 82-248 rephrased the section but made no substantive changes; P.A. 85-414 deleted prohibition of practice of law by jury administrator and assistants and added Subsec. (b) re selection of director of security and safety of judicial department from among inspectors in the division of criminal justice, effective December 2, 1985, upon certification of one chief court administrator that the courthouse at New London is operational; P.A. 86-403 changed effective date of P.A. 85-414 with regard to this section to June 11, 1986.
See Sec. 51-219a re duties of Jury Administrator.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
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 51-2. - Chief Court Administrator.
Section 51-3. - Inability of Chief Justice to act.
Section 51-5a. - Duties and powers of Chief Court Administrator.
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 51-9. - 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 51-10a. (Formerly Sec. 51-146b). - Personnel Administrator.
Section 51-10c. - Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparity in the Criminal Justice System. Duties.
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 51-15a. - Consultation between judiciary committee and rules committee of Superior Court.