Conneticut Courts

In my paper I will give my description of the state court system. I will discuss a few facts of the creating of the early judicial system. Then I will introduce the Connecticut’s Courts of Limited and General Jurisdiction and the Appellate and Supreme Court. I will show the process for election of judges and describe the way the courts are laid out around Connecticut.

The earliest court proceeding was held on April 26th, 1636, entitled “A Courte holden in Newton.” Two years later they created a count that met even three months which the Particular Count, nicknamed the “Quartet Court.” In 1665 they got rid of the Court of Particulars and created the Court of Assistants County Courts and the Probate Court. The Probate court mainly handled wills and estates. Then in 1711 they got rid of the Court of Assistants

The next court is the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is the states highest court. These courts consist of one chief justice and six other judges. The judges for Connecticut are the Honorable Chief Justice William Sullivan, Justice David M. Borden, Justice Flemming L. Norcott, Jr., Justice Christine S. Vertefeuille, Justice Joette Katz, Justice Richard N. Palmer, and Justice Peter T. Zarrella. (web #1)

The next part of the research of Connecticut will involve the appellate and supreme courts. There are few differences in the proceedings between the two but I will start off with the Appellate Court. This court is similar to the Supreme Court in that it reviews decisions made by the trial courts to make sure there were no errors in the proceedings. This court has nine court judges and as the Supreme Court, this one also has one chief. The Judges are Chief Judge Honorable William J. Lacery, Justice Barry R. Schaller, Justice E. Eugene Spear, Justice Socrates H. Mihalakos, Justice Anne C. Draginis, Justice Joseph P. Flynn, Justice Thomas A. Bishop and the Chief Court Administrator, Justice Joseph H. Pellegrino. (web #1)

Last, but not least, this type of court doesn’t make its decision right after both sides argue its case as a trial court would. What the Supreme Court does is takes it’s time to decide and review each side’s case. Later, after a few months it delivers its verdict. The similarities between the Appellate Courts and the Supreme Courts are almost parallel, but final authority in law is the decision and rulings of the Supreme Court. All of the Supreme Court proceedings are En Banc.

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