Commission to Study Reorganization and Unification of the Courts records
Scope and Content
Includes reports, meeting notices and agendas, correspondence, questionnaires, testimony, and background and resource material.
Dates
- 1958-1978, bulk 1974-1975
- 1974-1975
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
These records are stored at an off-site facility and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.
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Restrictions on Use
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Historical Note
The 1973 session of the Connecticut General Assembly created this Commission to draft legislation to be presented to the 1974 session of the General Assembly. The Commission staff was directed to compile reports and recommendations of the Judicial Council, the Chief Court Administrator and the American and Connecticut Bar Associations as well as those of other knowledgeable organizations. Reports from other states which had conducted similar studies were also obtained. The Connecticut Citizens for Judicial Modernization conducted surveys concerning utilization of courtroom time, the quality of courtroom facilities and their use, and evaluations of the effect of various proposals for structural reorganization. The Commission also heald public hearings throughtout the State, mailed questionnaires to all people involved in the court system, and opened all Commission meetings to the public. The Commission met on a weekly basis to consider items such as court structure, court administration, prosecution and defense services, judicial selection, court financing, plea bargaining, judicial compensation, judicial retirement, and disciplinary action for judges.
Source: Final Report of the Commission to Study and Draft Legislation for the Reorganization and Unification of the Courts, March 1, 1974 [CSL call number Conn Doc Ju112 fi].
Extent
.5 cubic feet
Abstract
The 1973 session of the Connecticut General Assembly created this Commission to draft legislation to be presented to the 1974 session of the General Assembly.
- Agendas Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Connecticut. Commission to Study Reorganization and Unification of the Courts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Court administration -- Connecticut Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Courts -- Connecticut Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Justice, Administration of -- Connecticut Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Minutes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Minutes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- News clippings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Press releases Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- RG 002:025, Commission to Study Reorganization and Unification of the Courts
- Subtitle
- Inventory of Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2013
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
