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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-8 (2025)

Establishment of office for administration of nonjudicial business of the Judicial Department

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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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Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2023 · leading case: Clerk of the Superior Court v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 895 A.2d 743 (Conn. 2006).
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Clerk of the Superior Court v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 895 A.2d 743 (Conn. 2006). · cites it 8× “" [12] General Statutes § 51-8 provides: "(a) There shall be an office for the administration of the nonjudicial business of the Judicial Department under the direction of the Chief Court Administrator.”
Gipson v. Comm'r of Corr., 778 A.2d 121 (Conn. 2001). “] 74-183, §§ 5 and 7; the legislature once again limited the scope of this phrase by stating ‘[i]n any criminal action in the court of common pleas .”
State v. Butler, 300 A.3d 1145 (Conn. 2023).
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-8(a): 1 case
Clerk of the Superior Court v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 895 A.2d 743 (Conn. 2006). “" [12] General Statutes § 51-8 provides: "(a) There shall be an office for the administration of the nonjudicial business of the Judicial Department under the direction of the Chief Court Administrator.”
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