Connecticut General Statutes 51-60 – Appointment of official court reporters. Definitions. Adoption of policies and procedures
(a) As used in this chapter:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 51-60
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Public defender: means a public defender, assistant public defender, deputy assistant public defender and Division of Public Defender Services assigned counsel. See Connecticut General Statutes 51-60
- Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(1) “State’s attorney” means a state’s attorney, assistant state’s attorney, deputy assistant state’s attorney and special deputy assistant state’s attorney;
(2) “Public defender” means a public defender, assistant public defender, deputy assistant public defender and Division of Public Defender Services assigned counsel;
(3) “Public official” means any official of (A) the state, (B) any state agency, board or commission, or (C) a municipality of the state acting in an official capacity;
(4) “Transcript” means the official written record of a proceeding, or any part thereof, including, but not limited to, testimony and arguments of counsel, produced in the Superior, Appellate or Supreme Court, by an official court reporter, a court recording monitor or any other entity designated by the Chief Court Administrator; and
(5) “Transcript page” means a page consisting of twenty-seven double-spaced lines on paper eight and one-half by eleven inches in size, if printed, with sixty spaces available per line, on paper or stored in an electronic medium that is retrievable in a perceivable form.
(b) The judges of the Superior Court shall appoint official court reporters for the court as the judges or an authorized committee thereof determines the business of the court requires.
(c) The Chief Court Administrator shall adopt policies and procedures necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the establishment and administration of a system of fees for production of expedited transcripts.