The mission of the Connecticut Judicial Branch is to serve the interests of justice and the public by resolving matters brought before it in a fair, timely, efficient and open manner.
General Court Information
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- Court Sessions
- Court Hours, Holidays and Court Closings
- Judicial Branch Statistics
Court Sessions
Court will be in session five days a week except as otherwise directed by the Chief Court Administrator and as described below. Civil Division short calendars shall be held on the first court day of each week unless an exception is granted by the Chief Court Administrator.
Court Hours, Holidays and Court Closings
- Courthouses are open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday, except on legal holidays. Doors open at 8:30 a.m.
- Clerks' offices are open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Courts are closed in observance of legal holidays on the following days:
2015
- New Year's Day - Thursday, January 1, 2015
- Martin Luther King Day - Monday, January 19, 2015
- Lincoln's Birthday - Thursday, February 12, 2015
- Washington's Birthday - Monday, February 16, 2015
- Good Friday - Friday, April 3, 2015
- Memorial Day - Monday, May 25, 2015
- Independence Day - Friday, July 3, 2015
- Labor Day - Monday, September 7, 2015
- Columbus Day - Monday, October 12, 2015
- Veterans' Day - Wednesday, November 11, 2015
- Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 26, 2015
- Christmas Day - Friday, December 25, 2015
Dates when court trials may be suspended:
- The day of the Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Bar Association in June.
- Days Judicial Branch educational programs are scheduled.