CONNECTICUT STATUTES AND CODES
Sec. 51-203. Assignments.
Sec. 51-203. Assignments. (a) Assignment of cases for hearing by the Supreme
Court shall be made by the chief clerk of the Supreme Court at the Supreme Court room
in Hartford, under the direction of the Chief Justice or an associate judge designated by
the Chief Justice, on or before the Thursday preceding the beginning of each term, the
day and hour to be fixed by rule of court.
(b) Assignments of cases for hearing by the Appellate Court shall be made by the
chief clerk of the Appellate Court, under the direction of the Chief Judge or an Appellate
Court judge designated by the Chief Judge, the day and hour to be fixed by rule of court.
(c) Assignments shall ordinarily be made in the order in which cases stand upon
the docket of cases ready to be heard; but counsel may, by personal appearance at the
time set for making assignments or by communication before that time with the clerk,
present any stipulation that has been made or any reason why the regular order should
be departed from. Assignments shall be made, so far as reasonably possible, in accordance with any such stipulation or in a way which suits the convenience of counsel.
(1949 Rev., S. 7677; P.A. 78-280, S. 6, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 105; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29, S. 67, 82; P.A. 87-198,
S. 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 78-280 substituted "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" for "Hartford county"; P.A. 82-248 made
technical revision, rewording some provisions and dividing section into Subsecs., but made no substantive change; June
Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29 added reference to clerk of supreme court for the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain to chief
clerk of the supreme court, added provision re assignment of cases for hearing by appellate court in Subsec. (b) and added
"of cases ready to be heard" in Subsec. (c); P.A. 87-198 substituted "chief judge" for "chief presiding judge".
Power of court under former statute to pass order in one district concerning appeal pending in another. 70 C. 500.
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