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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-197f (2026)

Further review by certification only

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Upon final determination of any appeal by the Appellate Court, there shall be no right to further review except the Supreme Court shall have the power to certify cases for its review upon petition by an aggrieved party or by the appellate panel which heard the matter. A vote of three judges of the Supreme Court shall be required to certify a case for review by the Supreme Court, except that if fewer than six judges of said court are available to consider a petition, a vote of two judges of said court shall be required to certify a case, under such other rules as the justices of said court shall establish. The procedure on appeal from the Appellate Court to the Supreme Court shall, except as otherwise provided, be in accordance with the procedure provided by rule or law for the appeal of judgments rendered by the Superior Court, unless modified by rule of the justices of the Supreme Court.

(P.A. 77-347, S. 5, 11; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29, S. 7, 82; P.A. 96-179, S. 8; P.A. 12-133, S. 11.)

History: P.A. 77-347 effective July 1, 1978, through June 30, 1979; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29 deleted provisions re appellate session and substituted provisions re appellate court; P.A. 96-179 changed the vote required for certification from two to three justices of the Supreme Court; P.A. 12-133 added provision specifying that if fewer than 6 judges of Supreme Court are available to consider a petition, a vote of 2 judges shall be required to certify a case, and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2012.

Cited. 186 C. 153. Decision of Appellate Court denying petition for certification was not a “final” determination of an appeal by Appellate Court within meaning of statute. 194 C. 277. Cited. 196 C. 676; 220 C. 922; 221 C. 84; 222 C. 331; 224 C. 711; 226 C. 230; 229 C. 178; 230 C. 427; 236 C. 266; Id., 388; 241 C. 282. Meaning of “party” distinguished from meaning in Sec. 52-263. 250 C. 147. A final determination exists for purposes of Supreme Court jurisdiction under section once Appellate Court conclusively resolves the issue or issues before it and disposes of the cause such that no further action is necessary by Appellate Court. 293 C. 247. A writ of error is tantamount to an appeal for purposes of this section and Supreme Court has jurisdiction to grant certification to appeal Appellate Court's judgment on transferred writ of error. 331 C. 711.

Cited. 4 CA 1. Supreme Court's review is discretionary; certification process does not create a right to counsel. 54 CA 400.

Cited. 38 CS 356.

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Cited in 37 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: Redding Life Care, LLC v. Town of Redding, 207 A.3d 493 (Conn. 2019).
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Redding Life Care, LLC v. Town of Redding, 207 A.3d 493 (Conn. 2019). · cites it 14× “2 He further contends that even if this court retains jurisdiction over his transferred writ of error, it lacks jurisdiction to grant certification to appeal pursuant to General Statutes § 51-197f because that statute applies only to appeals, not writs of error.”
In Re Jud. Inquiry No. 2005-02, 977 A.2d 166 (Conn. 2009). · cites it 19× “Thus, our conclusion in Ayala that we lacked jurisdiction 11 apparently was based on two subsidiary determinations, namely, that (1) the Appellate Court had not finally determined an appeal and that, (2) because the trial court’s revocation of Ayala’s bail was an interlocutory…”
Taylor v. Comm'r of Corr., 153 A.3d 1264 (Conn. 2017). · cites it 4× “See General Statutes § 51-197f (limiting appeals by parties from Appellate Court judgments to cases certified for review "upon petition by an aggrieved party"); see also Practice Book § 84-1 ; State v.”
State v. Salmon, 735 A.2d 333 (Conn. 1999). · cites it 6× “The plaintiff’s attorney, who was the cross appellee before the Appellate Court on the defendant’s claim concerning the sanction order, then requested certification by this court pursuant to General Statutes § 51-197f, 12 which we granted.”
Mendillo v. Tinley, Renehan & Dost, LLP, 187 A.3d 1154 (Conn. 2018). · cites it 7× “, 6 granted the motion to dismiss, concluding that General Statutes § 51-197f 7 precluded further review of the Appellate Court's decision in Sowell v.”
State v. Ayala, 610 A.2d 1162 (Conn. 1992). · cites it 6× “If we conclude that such jurisdiction is lacking, the question then arises whether any other avenue of appellate review is appropriate in the particular circumstances of this case.”
Barlow v. Comm'r of Corr., 343 Conn. 347 (Conn. 2022). · cites it 5× “1 General Statutes § 51-197f provides in relevant part that, ‘‘[u]pon final determination of any appeal by the Appellate Court, there shall be no right to further review except the Supreme Court shall have the power to certify cases for its review upon petition by an aggrieved…”
Grieco v. Zoning Comm'n, 627 A.2d 432 (Conn. 1993). · cites it 7× “1 The applicable statute, General Statutes § 51-197f, limits our review of decisions of the Appellate Court to those that constitute a “final determination of any appeal.”
Simms v. Warden, 640 A.2d 601 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 2× “By contrast, in General Statutes § 8-8, 14 governing zoning appeals and in General Statutes § 51-197f, 15 governing appeals from final judgments of the Appellate Court, the legislature has expressly stated that, upon the denial of certification to appeal, there shall be “no…”
Traylor v. State, 213 A.3d 467 (Conn. 2019). · cites it 2× “The plaintiff did not obtain new counsel. The Appellate Court subsequently dismissed that portion of the appeal on August 2, 2011.”
State v. Fernando a., 981 A.2d 427 (Conn. 2009). · cites it 2× “Inasmuch as SC 18103 is related to SC 18045, which is properly before this court pursuant to § 52-265a, we have transferred SC 18103 from the Appellate Court to this court, and consolidated it with SC 18045 pursuant to Practice Book § 61-7 and Practice Book § 65-3, which permits…”
State v. McCahill, 811 A.2d 667 (Conn. 2002). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 51-197f provides in relevant part: “Upon final determination of any appeal by the Appellate Court, there shall be no right to further review except the Supreme Court shall have the power to certify cases for its review upon petition by an aggrieved party or by…”
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