Connecticut § 51-50d - Duties and powers of senior judges.
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§ 51-50d. Duties and powers of senior judges.
Sec. 51-50d. Duties and powers of senior judges. (a) A senior judge shall have all the powers of a judge of the court to which he is designated and assigned.
(b) A senior judge shall discharge, during the period of his designation and assignment, all judicial duties for which he is designated and assigned. He may be required to perform any duty which might be required of a judge of the court to which he is designated and assigned.
(1967, P.A. 621, S. 13; P.A. 74-309, S. 4, 17; P.A. 82-248, S. 30.)
History: P.A. 74-309 referred to senior judges rather than to retired justices or judges; P.A. 82-248 restated section and divided section into Subsecs. but made no substantive change.
Discussed; history of state referees. 164 C. 360. Cited. 199 C. 496.
Statute gives senior judge same powers as other judges of the Superior Court including issuance of search warrants outside judicial districts for which they are assigned. 41 CS 1.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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