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Connecticut State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the State of Connecticut Welcome to Connecticut on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the Connecticut judicial system is laid out in Article V of the state constitution. The state court system is made up of the Connecticut Supreme Court, the Connecticut Appellate Court, the Connecticut Superior Court and the Connecticut Probate Courts. There is one federal district court in Connecticut, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Appeals from the District of Connecticut go to the Second Circuit. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in Connecticut Connecticut Supreme Court Appellate Connecticut Appellate Court Trial Connecticut Superior Court Connecticut Probate Courts State court projects involving Connecticut Connecticut Constitution Connecticut Judicial Review Council Connecticut Council on Probate Judicial Conduct Judicial interest organizations Connecticut counties There are 8 counties in Connecticut.     To see a list of counties in Connecticut, please see - Connecticut counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the District of Connecticut Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, District of Connecticut Federal court projects involving Connecticut Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, Connecticut law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Latest election results: Connecticut judicial elections, 2011 Connecticut judicial elections Judicial selection in Connecticut is primarily done through commission-selection and political appointment. Candidates for the Supreme, Appellate and Superior Courts are chosen by a nominating commission and, from those candidates, the Governor makes the final appointment. Judges must be confirmed by the General Assembly before taking office. Probate judges are chosen in partisan elections. Selection Judicial selection in Connecticut Connecticut Supreme Court Connecticut Appellate Court Connecticut Superior Court Connecticut Probate Courts Method Comm. select., Gov. appt., legislative confirmation Term - 8 years Method Comm. select., Gov. appt., legislative confirmation Term - 8 years Method Comm. select., Gov. appt., legislative confirmation Term - 8 years Method Partisan elections Term - 4 years Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! The Judgepedia community is the backbone of our encyclopedia. Our community is made up of readers, editors and staff members across the county. You can contribute to Judgepedia in a number of ways: you can register with Judgepedia and make edits you can email our Editor at editor@judgepedia.org to alert us to errors, share news or ask questions you can email a photo of a judge or courthouse to our Image Coordinator at submitphoto@judgepedia.org if you are a judge or judicial candidate, you can submit your bio to Judgepedia you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter you can donate to the Lucy Burns Institute Editing Judgepedia You can join the 2,038 users on Judgepedia! Becoming an editor on Judgepedia is easy. Visit registering with Judgepedia or send an email to newuser@judgepedia.org. If you are new to wikis, visit our index of help pages to access Judgepedia's help pages. Judgepedia staff In addition to our volunteer editors, Judgepedia has a group of paid staff members. You can learn about our staff members by looking through their bio pages. All links below will redirect you to our sister site, Ballotpedia, an online encyclopedia focusing on United States' officials, candidates and ballot measures at all levels of government. ? Connecticut State executives Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Superintendent of Education Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner of Labor President of Public Service Commission State legislature State Legislature House of Representatives Senate Chief Examiner Voting and elections Congress State executive officials State legislature State ballot measures Local ballot measures Redistricting in Connecticut School district bond issues Vote fraud Laws and history Laws governing ballot measures in Connecticut Laws governing recall Laws governing local measures Campaign finance requirements

Connecticut Constitution State Motto:   He who is transplanted still sustains Population:   3.58 million Area of state:   5,542 sq. mi. Admitted to U.S.:   1788 Contribute to Judgepedia Join In: Learn about Judgepedia Join the community Edit Judgepedia Articles You Can Improve: Michael Albis Anthony Truglia Robyn Stewart Johnson Reporting Errors: Email the editor Add an error tag See projects in progress