Courts of Connecticut
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Courts of Connecticut include:
State courts of Connecticut:
Federal court located in Connecticut:
State courts of Connecticut:
- Connecticut Supreme CourtConnecticut Supreme CourtThe Connecticut Supreme Court, formerly known as the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, is the highest court in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. The seven justices sit in Hartford, across the street from the Connecticut State Capitol...
- Connecticut Superior CourtConnecticut Superior CourtThe Connecticut Superior Court is the Connecticut state trial court of general jurisdiction. It hears all matters other than those heard by the Connecticut Probate Courts...
(13 districts) - Connecticut Appellate Court
- Connecticut Probate CourtsConnecticut Probate CourtsThe Connecticut Probate Court system is a system of 54 individual probate courts located throughout the state of Connecticut. The jurisdiction of each court extends to the legal affairs of the deceased, estates, some aspects of family law, conservatorship, and several other matters requiring...
(54 districts)
Federal court located in Connecticut:
- United States District Court for the District of ConnecticutUnited States District Court for the District of ConnecticutThe United States District Court for the District of Connecticut is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Connecticut. The court has offices in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven. Appeals from the court are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit...