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
- ADA Access to the Courts and to Judicial Branch Facilities
- Connecticut Court Fees
- Court Directions and Telephone Numbers
- Court Location Codes | Housing Court Location Codes
- 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:
2017-18
- New Year's Day - Monday, January 1, 2018
- Martin Luther King Day - Monday, January 15, 2018
- Lincoln's Birthday - Monday, February 12, 2018
- Washington's Birthday - Monday, February 19, 2018
- Good Friday - Friday, March 30, 2018
- Memorial Day - Monday, May 28, 2018
- Independence Day - Wednesday, July 4, 2018
- Labor Day - Monday, September 3, 2018
- Columbus Day - Monday, October 8, 2018
- Veterans' Day - Monday, November 12, 2018
- Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 22, 2018
- Christmas Day - Tuesday, December 25, 2018
- The day of the Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Bar Association in June.
- Days Judicial Branch educational programs are scheduled.