Sec. 51-185. Disposition of civil business at criminal sessions.
Sec. 51-185. Disposition of civil business at criminal sessions. Each criminal
session of the Superior Court may hear and determine both criminal and civil actions.
At each criminal session, upon the conclusion of the criminal business before the court,
or during a recess of the court in the disposition of criminal business, the presiding judge
or, in the event of his disability for any cause, any other judge of the Superior Court
upon the designation of the Chief Court Administrator or of the judges of the Superior
Court may dispose of civil jury business before the same or another jury duly summoned,
or, if the jury business is not ready, civil business to the court.
(1949 Rev., S. 7625; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 34; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 97, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 97.)
History: 1967 act substituted chief court administrator for chief justice as authority empowered to designate judge to
act for presiding judge; P.A. 76-436 referred to criminal sessions of superior court rather than to sessions of criminal
superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-248 reworded section but made no substantive change.
Cited. 113 C. 383.