Connecticut § 51-10 - Appointment of Jury Administrator and assistants. Selection of director of security and safety of the Judicial Department.
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§ 51-10. Appointment of Jury Administrator and assistants. Selection of director of security and safety of the Judicial Department.
Sec. 51-10. Appointment of Jury Administrator and assistants. Selection of director of security and safety of the Judicial Department. (a) The Chief Court Administrator, subject to the provisions of section 51-12, shall appoint and fix the compensation of a Jury Administrator and such other assistants as are necessary to enable the Jury Administrator to perform the duties of his office.
(b) The Chief Court Administrator may select from among inspectors appointed by the Chief State's Attorney an individual who shall serve as the director of security and safety of the Judicial Department while retaining his status as an inspector in the Division of Criminal Justice. Such inspector shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Court Administrator in the capacity of director of security and safety of the Judicial Department, and shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Judicial Department.
(1957, P.A. 651, S. 10; P.A. 73-589, S. 1, 4; P.A. 78-280, S. 124, 127; 78-331, S. 53, 58; P.A. 82-248, S. 120; P.A. 85-414, S. 4, 5; P.A. 86-403, S. 83, 132.)
History: P.A. 73-589 authorized appointment of jury administrator; P.A. 78-280 transferred appointment power from executive secretary to chief court administrator and deleted reference to executive secretary in provision prohibiting practice of law; P.A. 78-331 made technical grammatical change to correct inadvertent error in P.A. 78-280; P.A. 82-248 rephrased the section but made no substantive changes; P.A. 85-414 deleted prohibition of practice of law by jury administrator and assistants and added Subsec. (b) re selection of director of security and safety of judicial department from among inspectors in the division of criminal justice, effective December 2, 1985, upon certification of one chief court administrator that the courthouse at New London is operational; P.A. 86-403 changed effective date of P.A. 85-414 with regard to this section to June 11, 1986.
See Sec. 51-219a re duties of Jury Administrator.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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