In my paper I will give my description of the state court system. I will discuss a few facts of the creating of the early judicial system. Then I will introduce the Connecticut's Courts of Limited and General Jurisdiction and the Appellate and Supreme Court. I will show the process for election of judges and describe the way the courts are laid out around Connecticut.

The earliest court proceeding was held on April 26th, 1636, entitled "A Courte holden in Newton." Two years later they created a count that met even three months which the Particular Count, nicknamed the "Quartet Court." In 1665 they got rid of the Court of Particulars and created the Court of Assistants County Courts and the Probate Court. The Probate court mainly handled wills and estates. Then in 1711 they got rid of the Court of Assistants, the web

The next part of the research of Connecticut will involve the appellate and supreme courts. There are few differences in the proceedings between the two but I will start off with the Appellate Court. This court is similar to the Supreme Court in that it reviews decisions made by the trial courts to make sure there were no errors in the proceedings. This court has nine court judges and as the Supreme Court, this one also has one chief. The Judges are Chief Judge Honorable William J. Lacery, Justice Barry R. Schaller, Justice E. Eugene Spear, Justice Socrates H. Mihalakos, Justice Anne C. Draginis, Justice Joseph P. Flynn, Justice Thomas A. Bishop and the Chief Court Administrator, Justice Joseph H. Pellegrino. (web #1)

The first part of the court system I am going to talk about is the "Inferior Courts" of Connecticut. These are the courts that are part of the Trial courts of Limited Jurisdiction. These courts include traffic court, probate court, probate court, family court, juvenile court and small claims court. Some people call them Magistrates court, Justice of the Peace Court, or Municipal Court. These Courts also deal with traffic, city ordinance and violations (such as parking, soliciting, curfew, noise violation.) Petty crimes and minor crimes are sometimes heard hear. Because these are not courts of records the courts decisions can not be appealed for any reason. (Notes, 1-28-02)

page didn't ever say or give reason why. But those courts were replace with what is known today, as the Superior Courts are a part of the Trial Courts of general Jurisdiction. What they do is hear both criminal and civil cases. (web #1)

The Probate Courts deal with so many issues. Not only do they deal with stuff involving wills and trusts they deal with a lot more personal issues. They remove unfit parents from their guardianship, deal with paternity, grant adoption and terminate the parenting rights of parents that can't take care of their responsibilities. These courts also give guardians to those with mental disabilities and mental illness patients. Another service they provide is helping people get passports, name changes, waiving blood tests for marriages and judging whether a situation is right for marriages involving a minor.

It can be seen why these courts are called the "Peoples Courts." They give simple and direct access to the legal system and put you straight through the process. There is a Probate Court in almost every town in Connecticut,

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