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7/21/21 -- Code of Evidence Oversight Committee of the Supreme Court
7/20/21 -- Executive Committee of the Superior Court Judges
7/14/21 -- Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners Advisory Committee
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6/08/21 -- Connecticut Advisory Council for Victims of Crime Committee
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Latest News, Notices and Updates

07/20/21 -- Notice regarding federal foreclosure moratorium standing order and affidavit

07/20/21 -- Notice of hearing pursuant to Practice Book Section 42-49A in the matter of State of Connecticut v. Elvis Agramonte: The State's motion for continued sealing of the arrest warrant affidavit, filed July 7, 2021, will be heard by the Court at a hearing on Tuesday, August 3, at 10 a.m. in Courtroom 3 at the Superior Court in Danbury, 146 White St.

07/15/21 -- Notice Regarding the Reinstatement of the Preargument Settlement Conference Program

07/13/21 -- Practice Book Revisions, Adopted Rules of Appellate Procedure

07/13/21 -- Amendments to the Superior Court Rules, Rules of Professional Conduct and Practice Book Forms

07/06/21 -- The Hartford Community Court at 80 Washington Street will resume operations and will be open to the public effective Monday, July 12, 2021.

06/22/21 -- Notice of Changes Regarding Temporary Restraining Orders and Civil Protection Orders

Effective July 1, 2021, and consistent with the Governor's Executive Order 12B, section 3 and sections 46b-15 and 46b-16a of the Connecticut General Statutes, any application for a Temporary Restraining Order/Relief From Abuse or a Civil Protection order must be accompanied by an affidavit made under oath that includes the specific facts that form the basis for relief. After 5:00 PM on June 30, 2021, it is no longer adequate to file the application documents under penalty of false statement.

For applications for relief from abuse and related forms, go to https://www.jud.ct.gov/forms/grouped/family/restraining_order.htm

For civil protection order applications and related forms, go to https://jud.ct.gov/forms/grouped/civil/civil_protect_order.htm

06/18/21 -- Per order of the Court, and pursuant to P.B. Sec. 42-49A(f)(1) a hearing will be conducted regarding the Motion to Seal on July 6, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. in the matter of : STATE OF CONNECTICUT V. G. C. TTD-CR20-739394-0

06/10/21 -- Notice - The Judicial Branch Law Libraries are reopening to the public on Wednesday, June 16th

06/01/21 -- Notice - Supreme Court and Appellate Court 2021-2022 terms

05/27/21 -- Notice of Application for Reinstatement to the Bar for Justin Freeman

05/17/21 -- Notice of Application for Reinstatement to the Bar for Corey Brinson

05/03/21 -- Judicial Marshal Services holds an annual award ceremony to officially recognize and commend exceptional performance by individual Judicial Marshals and/or Judicial Marshal Service units, above and beyond the normal scope of their duties. Any Judicial Branch employee or member of the public may nominate a Judicial Marshal or a unit for consideration of an award. All nominations must be in writing; please use Judicial Branch form JD-MS-30 for individual awards and JD-MS-29 for the unit awards. You may also send an email providing the necessary information regarding the marshal or unit to be considered for an award. All forms and emails should be send to O'Donovan Murphy, Director of Judicial Marshal Services, at Odonovan.murphy@jud.ct.gov. If you know of a Judicial Marshal or a unit within Judicial Marshal Services who should be recognized for exceptional performance of their duties please let us know.

04/28/21 -- Effective June 1, 2021, the Danbury field office of the Judicial Branch's Support Enforcement Unit, located at 71 Main St., will close, and a full-time office will open in the Litchfield Judicial District Courthouse in Torrington, located at 50 Field St. All support enforcement matters from the Litchfield and Danbury judicial districts will be managed through the Torrington office, along with any matters filed in those areas under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. Please also note that support enforcement matters requiring court action will continue to be heard in their respective Judicial District courthouses.

03/15/21 -- Connecticut's New Family Court Process

02/11/21 -- Scam alert: Members of the public have reported to the Judicial Branch that they have received calls from Superior Courts, claiming that their loved one is locked up and they need to immediately provide a credit card number for bail. The caller id indicates that the call is from the Superior Court. These calls are scams, so please do not provide any personal information, including your credit card. The Connecticut Judicial Branch would never make such a call soliciting a payment. If you receive this call, please contact the state Police.

02/05/21 -- Case Evaluation Hearings in Family Matters

01/12/21 -- CT SAVIN notifications are now coming from a new CT number (877) 846-3428.
Please save this new number to your contacts.
For more information about the CT SAVIN notification program, please call the Office of Victim Services at (800) 822-8428.

01/11/21 -- What to Expect on the Resolution Plan Date in Your Divorce, Custody or Visitation Case

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