Connecticut § 51-50i Senior judges, reappointment, successors.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 51-50i — Senior judges, reappointment, successors.

Connecticut § 51-50i

Title 51Courts

Ch. 872Judges

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-50i (2026).

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(a)Any judge who retires from full-time active service, who has not attained the age of seventy and who is an elector and a resident of this state, shall be a senior judge of the court of which he is a member during the remainder of the term of office for which he was appointed, and he shall be eligible for reappointment to succeeding terms as such senior judge in the manner prescribed by law for the appointment of a judge of the court of which he is a member.

(b)A successor to any judge who retires shall be appointed in the manner prescribed by law.

(c)Any senior judge of the Court of Common Pleas or the Juvenile Court shall be eligible for appointment in accordance with subsection (a) of this section to a term as a senior judge of the Superior Court provided such senior judge shall no

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(a) Any judge who retires from full-time active service, who has not attained the age of seventy and who is an elector and a resident of this state, shall be a senior judge of the court of which he is a member during the remainder of the term of office for which he was appointed, and he shall be eligible for reappointment to succeeding terms as such senior judge in the manner prescribed by law for the appointment of a judge of the court of which he is a member. (b) A successor to any judge who retires shall be appointed in the manner prescribed by law. (c) Any senior judge of the Court of Common Pleas or the Juvenile Court shall be eligible for appointment in accordance with subsection (a) of this section to a term as a senior judge of the Superior Court provided such senior judge shall not attain the age of seventy prior to July 1, 1978.

Legislative History

(P.A. 74-309, S. 2, 17; P.A. 77-576, S. 35, 65; P.A. 87-508, S. 6, 10.) History: P.A. 77-576 added Subsec. (c) re appointment of senior judge of common pleas or juvenile court as senior judge in superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 87-508 amended Subsec. (a) to require that senior judges be electors and residents of this state. Cited. 41 CS 1.