A retired Chief Justice or judge of the Supreme Court, judge of the Appellate Court, judge of the Superior Court or judge of the Court of Common Pleas, acting as a state referee after attaining the age of seventy years, shall have the power of a judge of the Superior Court on matters referred to him from the Superior Court.
(1967, P.A. 621, S. 11; P.A. 76-436, S. 468, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 32; P.A. 85-140, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 76-436 removed reference to powers of common pleas court judge, reflecting transfer of common pleas court functions to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-248 made technical revision but no substantive change; P.A. 85-140 applied provisions of section to retired appellate court judges.
See Conn. Const. Art. V, S. 6 re seventy-year age limit for persons serving as judges unless serving as state referee.
See Secs. 52-434, 52-434a re state referees.
Cited. 158 C. 16; 163 C. 14. Discussed; history of state referees. 164 C. 360.
Referee directed to file report under Sec. 13a-76 where case had been heard before passage of this section. 27 CS 494.
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.