Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 872 - Judges
Section 51-50k. - Private practice of law prohibited.

Each retired justice or judge who is designated and assigned by the Chief Justice or the Chief Court Administrator to perform judicial duties shall be an elector and a resident of this state, shall be a member of the bar of the state of Connecticut and shall not engage in private practice. Participation in an alternative dispute resolution program approved by STA-FED ADR, Inc. shall not be considered the private practice of law.

(P.A. 74-309, S. 15, 17; P.A. 79-426, S. 1; P.A. 87-508, S. 7, 10; P.A. 93-108, S. 3, 6.)
History: P.A. 79-426 specified applicability to retired justice or judge “who is designated and assigned by the chief justice or the chief court administrator to perform judicial duties”; P.A. 87-508 required that retired judges who perform judicial duties be electors and residents of this state; P.A. 93-108 specified participation in alternative dispute resolution program approved by STA-FED, ADR Inc. shall not be considered private practice of law, effective June 3, 1993.
Cited. 226 C. 475.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 51 - Courts

Chapter 872 - Judges

Section 51-39. - Disqualification by relationship or interest. Judge or family support magistrate may act with consent of parties.

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 51-45b. - Medical examination of judge or family support magistrate ordered by Chief Court Administrator, when. Matter referred to Judicial Review Council, when.

Section 51-45c. - Investigation by Judicial Review Council re mental infirmity or illness, drug dependency or alcohol addiction of judge or family support magistrate. Findings. Authority.

Section 51-46a. - Statement of financial interests to be reported.

Section 51-47. - Salaries of judges. Practice of law prohibited. Membership on board of directors of bank prohibited. Longevity payments.

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 51-49. - Disability retirement of judges, state's attorneys, public defenders, family support magistrates and administrative law judges.

Section 51-49a. - Vested and nonforfeitable right to retirement salary after ten years of service.

Section 51-49b. - Cost of living allowance for retired judges, family support magistrates and administrative law judges.

Section 51-49c. - Cost of living allowance for surviving spouses of judges, family support magistrates and administrative law judges.

Section 51-49d. - Funding of retirement system for judges, family support magistrates and administrative law judges on actuarial reserve basis. State contributions.

Section 51-49e. - Judge's Retirement Fund.

Section 51-49f. - Determination of retirement salary of judges and allowance to surviving spouses. Limitation on retirement salary.

Section 51-49g. - Determination of retirement salary of administrative law judges and allowance to surviving spouses.

Section 51-49h. - Credit for military service.

Section 51-49i. - Right to retirement salary of judge, family support magistrate or administrative law judge retiring on or after July 1, 2022.

Section 51-49j. - Ability of judge, family support magistrate or administrative law judge to make one-time irrevocable election re eligibility for certain retirement benefits.

Section 51-50. - Retirement at age seventy or for disability.

Section 51-50a. - Right to retirement salary of judge, family support magistrate or administrative law judge retiring prior to July 1, 2022.

Section 51-50b. - Retirement contribution.

Section 51-50c. - Assignment of senior judges to judicial duties. Participation in alternative dispute resolution program approved by STA-FED ADR, Inc.

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 51-50j. - Retired Supreme Court, Appellate Court and Superior Court judges eligible for certain duties.

Section 51-50k. - Private practice of law prohibited.

Section 51-50l. - Retired senior judges eligible for appointment as state referees.

Section 51-51. - Pensions for surviving spouses and children of judges, family support magistrates and administrative law judges.

Section 51-51a to 51-51f. - Judicial Review Council.