Whenever the Chief Court Administrator has reason to believe that a judge or family support magistrate cannot fully perform his or her judicial or magisterial duties by reason of mental infirmity or illness or because of drug dependency or addiction to alcohol, the Chief Court Administrator shall direct such judge or family support magistrate to be examined by such qualified medical expert or experts as the Chief Court Administrator shall designate, at the expense of the Judicial Department. If the judge or family support magistrate fails to undergo any such examination or if, upon due consideration of the report of the expert or experts, the Chief Court Administrator is satisfied and concludes that the judge or family support magistrate cannot fully perform his or her judicial or magisterial duties, the Chief Court Administrator shall modify the assignment of the judge or family support magistrate, or shall remove said judge or family support magistrate from any assignment, and shall refer the matter together with the report, if any, of the expert or experts to the Judicial Review Council.
(P.A. 86-402, S. 9, 13; P.A. 89-360, S. 26, 45.)
History: P.A. 89-360 applied provisions to family support magistrates.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 51-39a. - Use of judicial office for financial gain prohibited.
Section 51-40. - Practice of law by judges restricted.
Section 51-44a. - Judicial Selection Commission. Members. Duties. Nomination of judges by Governor.
Section 51-45. - Resignation of judges or family support magistrates.
Section 51-45a. - Admonishment of judge or family support magistrate by Chief Court Administrator.
Section 51-46a. - Statement of financial interests to be reported.
Section 51-47a. - Appropriations.
Section 51-47b. - Compensation of senior judges and referees.
Section 51-47c. - Commission on Judicial Compensation. Members. Duties.
Section 51-48. - Payment of expenses of judges.
Section 51-49a. - Vested and nonforfeitable right to retirement salary after ten years of service.
Section 51-49e. - Judge's Retirement Fund.
Section 51-49h. - Credit for military service.
Section 51-50. - Retirement at age seventy or for disability.
Section 51-50b. - Retirement contribution.
Section 51-50d. - Duties and powers of senior judges.
Section 51-50e. - Senior judge may complete matters after expiration of his assignment.
Section 51-50f. - Powers of certain state referees.
Section 51-50g. - Chief Court Administrator may make new assignments.
Section 51-50h. - Power of retired judges to decide small claims.
Section 51-50i. - Senior judges, reappointment, successors.
Section 51-50k. - Private practice of law prohibited.
Section 51-50l. - Retired senior judges eligible for appointment as state referees.