Connecticut Supreme Court

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court of last resort state supreme court

The Connecticut Supreme Court is the state's highest appellate court, responsible for interpreting Connecticut law and the state constitution.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut	2
Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors	1
Supreme Court of Connecticut	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of last resort ⓘ state supreme court ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court of Connecticut
appliesJurisdiction	Connecticut ⓘ surface form: State of Connecticut
appointedBy	Governor of Connecticut ⓘ
appointmentsRequire	confirmation by the Connecticut General Assembly ⓘ
bindingOn	Connecticut Appellate Court ⓘ Connecticut Superior Court ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	Judicial branch ⓘ
buildingStyle	Beaux-Arts (Supreme Court Building, Hartford) ⓘ
canAnswer	certified questions from federal courts on Connecticut law ⓘ
canPromulgate	rules of practice and procedure for Connecticut courts ⓘ
canReview	death penalty cases (historically) ⓘ
citationAbbreviation	Connecticut ⓘ surface form: Conn.
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtType	appellate court ⓘ
decisionsReviewableBy	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)
establishedIn	18th century ⓘ
governs	precedential law within Connecticut ⓘ
handles	appeals on matters of state law ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	Connecticut Bar admission rules ⓘ
hasMandatoryRetirementAge	70 ⓘ
hasNumberOfJustices	7 ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/default.htm ⓘ
hears	administrative appeals on questions of law ⓘ civil appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ
hearsCases	en banc ⓘ
highestCourtInJurisdiction	Connecticut ⓘ
includesPosition	Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ
interprets	Connecticut common law ⓘ Connecticut statutory law ⓘ Connecticut state constitution ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the State of Connecticut
isPartOf	Judicial Branch of Connecticut ⓘ
jurisdictionType	appellate jurisdiction ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	English ⓘ
location	Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayExercise	original jurisdiction in limited circumstances ⓘ
mayIssue	binding precedents on lower Connecticut courts ⓘ
mayReview	questions of state constitutional law ⓘ
oversees	administration of the Connecticut Judicial Branch ⓘ
publishes	official written opinions ⓘ
regulates	practice of law in Connecticut ⓘ
reviews	certain trial court decisions ⓘ decisions of the Connecticut Appellate Court ⓘ
seat	Supreme Court Building, Hartford ⓘ
uses	Connecticut Practice Book ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Connecticut Supreme Court → alsoKnownAs → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Connecticut

State v. Cantwell, 126 Conn. 1, 8 A.2d 533 (1939) → court → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut

Connecticut → highestCourt → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

Samuel Huntington → judicialBody → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors

Griswold v. Connecticut → lowerCourt → Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut