Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 870 - Judicial Department
Section 51-8. - Establishment of office for administration of nonjudicial business of the Judicial Department.

There shall be an office for the administration of the nonjudicial business of the Judicial Department under the direction of the Chief Court Administrator.

(1949 Rev., S. 7661; 1957, P.A. 651, S. 8; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 7; 1967, P.A. 471, S. 1; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 44, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 122, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 6; P.A. 18-75, S. 7.)
History: 1965 act provided for secretary's appointment by chief court administrator instead of chief justice; 1967 act added assistant executive secretary; P.A. 76-436 made no change in section, Sec. 10a cancelling amendment called for in Sec. 44 of the act; P.A. 78-280 removed provisions authorizing appointment of assistant executive secretary and added provision forbidding executive secretary to engage in private practice of law; P.A. 82-248 divided section into Subsecs. and reworded provisions but made no substantive change; P.A. 18-75 deleted former Subsec. (b) re executive secretary and deleted Subsec. (a) designator, effective June 4, 2018.

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Connecticut General Statutes

Title 51 - Courts

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 51-1d. - Court Support Services Division. Transfer of duties of various offices, duties and personnel to Court Support Services Division.

Section 51-1e. - Support Enforcement Services. Successor to Support Enforcement Division. Transfer of powers, duties, obligations and staff.

Section 51-2. - Chief Court Administrator.

Section 51-3. - Inability of Chief Justice to act.

Section 51-4 and 51-5. - Chief Court Administrator to appoint Chief Judges of Superior, Common Pleas and Juvenile Courts; vacancy. Powers and duties of Chief Judges and Probate Court Administrator.

Section 51-5a. - Duties and powers of Chief Court Administrator.

Section 51-5b. - Chief Court Administrator to establish and administer Judicial Data Processing Revolving Fund. Transfers to General Fund.

Section 51-5c. - Automated registry of protective orders. Policies and procedures for operation of registry.

Section 51-5d. - Chief Court Administrator to transfer certain revenue to organization administering program for use of interest earned on lawyers' clients' funds accounts and to Judicial Data Processing Revolving Fund.

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 51-8. - Establishment of office for administration of nonjudicial business of the Judicial Department.

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 51-10. - Appointment of Jury Administrator and assistants. Selection of director of security and safety of the Judicial Department.

Section 51-10a. (Formerly Sec. 51-146b). - Personnel Administrator.

Section 51-10b. - Contract with Children in Placement, Inc., promoting permanency planning for children.

Section 51-10c. - Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparity in the Criminal Justice System. Duties.

Section 51-10d. - Judicial Branch Internet web site. Notice and information re animal-assisted therapy.

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 51-15. - *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (d) and effective date.) Rules of procedure in certain civil actions. Small claims.

Section 51-15a. - Consultation between judiciary committee and rules committee of Superior Court.

Section 51-19. - Law reports. Practice Book.

Section 51-21a to 51-26. - Connecticut Circuit Court Reports. Publication of state agency regulations and court rules. Publication of rules of the courts: Other documents. Unused volumes of reports. Unclaimed money in possession of officer or employe...