Connecticut Practice Book and Code of Evidence
Practice Book Revisions, Adopted Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Practice Book Revisions to the Code of Judicial Conduct and Superior Court Rules Adopted by the Judges of the Superior Court on June 9, 2023.
Expiration of Practice Book Appendix of Section 1-9B Changes.
Revisions to the Connecticut Code of Evidence, effective May 2, 2023: This material should be used as a supplement to the 2023 Edition of the Connecticut Code of Evidence until the next edition becomes available.
Revisions to the Connecticut Code of Evidence, effective June 13, 2022: This material should be used as a supplement to the 2023 Edition of the Connecticut Code of Evidence until the next edition becomes available.
Code of Evidence, 2023 Edition
Mobile-Friendly Code of Evidence,
2023 Edition
Notice, September 6, 2023: When printed, the 2023 edition of the Connecticut Practice Book inadvertently omitted the 2021 commentary to Section 1-11C of the Superior Court Rules. That commentary should be retained. See Explanatory Notes, p. iii. The current electronic versions of the 2023 Practice Book and 2023 Mobile-Friendly Practice Book include this commentary.
Notice, May 9, 2023: When printed, the 2023 edition of the Connecticut Practice Book contained a technical error in an internal reference in the text of Section 5-12 (h) of the Superior Court Rules. Subsequently, a technical change was made to correct this error. The current electronic versions of the 2023 Practice Book and 2023 Mobile-Friendly Practice Book reflect this correction.
2023 Connecticut Practice Book - PDF
To find a particular Practice Book section, click on the link above and then use the
links on the left side of the screen to find the section you are looking for.
Or click on the link above and use the Ctrl and F keys on the keyboard
and type in the name of the rule or the section number you are looking for. Help with finding the table of contents.
2023 Mobile-Friendly (single column) Practice Book
- PDF
This version of the Practice Book is formatted for easier viewing on tablet computers
and mobile smartphones. It has been tested using Apple iPhone/iPads (iOS 7),
Android ICS and Microsoft Windows Phone 7 operating systems with the Adobe Reader®
by Adobe Systems which enables text searching within the PDF.
If you have an Android or Apple device you may need to visit the Apple iTunes App Store or Android
Google Play Store on your mobile device to install the Adobe Reader.
Microsoft Phone 7 comes with PDF Reader® by Microsoft preinstalled.
Special note for Apple iOS users: After downloading the Practice Book
you can tap on the screen once and select "Open in..." to invoke the Adobe
Reader.
Copyright Statement and Disclaimer:
The Official Connecticut Practice Book is copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of
the State of Connecticut. The foreword, explanatory notes, commentaries,
histories, tables and index may not be reproduced in any form or distributed
without the express written permission of the State of Connecticut Judicial
Branch. To request permission, please use the
Reprints and
Permission Request form, JD-ES-209. In the event of discrepancies
between the electronic version of the Official Connecticut Practice Book and
the print version published and distributed by the Office of Production and
Distribution of the Commission on Official Legal Publications of the State
of Connecticut Judicial Branch, the print version will be considered
authoritative.