Connecticut § 51-50k - Private practice of law prohibited.
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§ 51-50k. Private practice of law prohibited.
Sec. 51-50k. Private practice of law prohibited. Each retired justice or judge who is designated and assigned by the Chief Justice or the Chief Court Administrator to perform judicial duties shall be an elector and a resident of this state, shall be a member of the bar of the state of Connecticut and shall not engage in private practice. Participation in an alternative dispute resolution program approved by STA-FED ADR, Inc. shall not be considered the private practice of law.
(P.A. 74-309, S. 15, 17; P.A. 79-426, S. 1; P.A. 87-508, S. 7, 10; P.A. 93-108, S. 3, 6.)
History: P.A. 79-426 specified applicability to retired justice or judge “who is designated and assigned by the chief justice or the chief court administrator to perform judicial duties”; P.A. 87-508 required that retired judges who perform judicial duties be electors and residents of this state; P.A. 93-108 specified participation in alternative dispute resolution program approved by STA-FED, ADR Inc. shall not be considered private practice of law, effective June 3, 1993.
Cited. 226 C. 475.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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