Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 872a - Removal, Suspension and Censure of Judges
Section 51-51m. - Vote of council. Findings to be indexed.

(a) The Judicial Review Council may take any action upon a majority vote of its members present and voting, except that twelve members of the Judicial Review Council shall constitute a quorum for any action to publicly censure a judge, an administrative law judge or a family support magistrate, suspend a judge, an administrative law judge or a family support magistrate for any period, refer the matter to the Supreme Court with a recommendation that a judge or family support magistrate be suspended for a period longer than one year or refer the matter to the Supreme Court with a recommendation that a judge or family support magistrate be removed from office or to the Governor with a recommendation that an administrative law judge be removed from office and the concurring vote of seven of such members shall be required.

(b) The council shall make its findings in writing and all such findings shall be compiled and indexed.
(P.A. 77-494, S. 7, 18; P.A. 82-248, S. 41; P.A. 89-360, S. 33, 45; P.A. 92-160, S. 4, 19; P.A. 95-97, S. 2, 3; P.A. 21-18, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 82-248 rephrased section; P.A. 89-360 added reference to family support magistrates; P.A. 92-160 added reference to compensation commissioner, changed number of concurring votes of members necessary for suspension from 6 to 7, required finding to be in writing and compiled and indexed and added Subsec. designators; P.A. 95-97 required quorum of 12 members for votes on public censure, suspension or removal from office and added specific reference to referrals to Supreme Court and to Governor, effective June 5, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 21-18, “compensation commissioner” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “administrative law judge” and conforming changes were made in Subsec. (a), effective October 1, 2021.
Cited. 193 C. 180; 227 C. 784.
Cited. 42 CS 129.

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