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      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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      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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      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.