Connecticut § 51-205 - Judges released from judicial duties on Superior Court, exception.
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§ 51-205. Judges released from judicial duties on Superior Court, exception.
Sec. 51-205. Judges released from judicial duties on Superior Court, exception. The judges of the Supreme Court shall be released from sitting on the Superior Court, except that the Chief Justice may assign any such judge to sit on the Superior Court whenever in his judgment the public business may require it.
(1949 Rev., S. 7679; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 35; P.A. 78-280, S. 87, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 107.)
History: 1967 act deleted provision re release from doing circuit duty; P.A. 78-280 referred to judges' sitting on superior court rather than to their holding terms or sessions of court, reflecting fact that court now sits continuously; P.A. 82-248 reworded section but made no substantive change.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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