back to top
back to top

Joint Committee on Judiciary

The Joint Committee on Judiciary has cognizance of all matters relating to courts, judicial procedures, criminal law, probate courts, probation, parole, wills, estates, adoption, divorce, bankruptcy, escheat, law libraries, deeds, mortgages, conveyancing, preservation of land records and other public documents, the law of business organizations, uniform laws, validations, authorizations to sue and to appeal, claims against the state, all judicial nominations, all nominations of workers' compensation commissioners, all nominations of members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and all matters relating to the Judicial Department, the Department of Correction and the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities; all bills carrying civil penalties which exceed the sum of, or which may exceed in the aggregate, five thousand dollars; and all bills carrying criminal penalties, other than infractions, favorably reported by any other committee shall be referred to said committee, provided the committee's consideration shall be limited to the criminal penalties established in such bills and shall not extend to their substantive provisions or purpose.

Calendar

Calendar

  Committee Membership   

 Print List

 Print List

District Position Name  Website Party
S10 Co-Chair Winfield, Gary A. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Winfield D
129 Co-Chair Stafstrom, Steven J. http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Stafstrom D
S07 Ranking Member Kissel, John A. http://www.ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-kissel R
070 Ranking Member Rebimbas, Rosa C. http://www.cthousegop.com/Rebimbas/ R
S36 Vice Chair Kasser, Alex http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/kasser D
147 Vice Chair Blumenthal, Matt http://www.housedems.ct.gov/blumenthal D
S06 Member Bizzarro, Gennaro http://www.ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-bizzarro R
S23 Member Bradley, Dennis A. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/bradley D
032 Member Carpino, Christie M. http://www.cthousegop.com/Carpino/ R
S35 Member Champagne, Dan http://www.ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-champagne R
004 Member Concepcion, Julio A. http://www.housedems.ct.gov/concepcion D
040 Member Conley, Christine http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Conley D
074 Member Cummings, Stephanie E. http://www.cthousegop.com/Cummings/ R
011 Member Currey, Jeff http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Currey D
092 Member Dillon, Patricia A. http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Dillon D
116 Member DiMassa, Michael A. http://www.housedems.ct.gov/DiMassa D
047 Member Dubitsky, Doug http://www.cthousegop.com/Dubitsky/ R
090 Member Fishbein, Craig C. http://www.cthousegop.com/Fishbein/ R
S29 Member Flexer, Mae http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Flexer D
148 Member Fox, Daniel J. http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Fox D
110 Member Godfrey, Bob http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Godfrey D
107 Member Harding, Stephen G. http://www.cthousegop.com/Harding/ R
S26 Member Haskell, Will http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/haskell D
017 Member Hill, Leslee B. http://www.cthousegop.com/hill/ R
064 Member Horn, Maria P. http://www.housedems.ct.gov/horn D
131 Member Labriola, David K. http://www.cthousegop.com/Labriola/ R
S09 Member Lesser, Matthew L. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/lesser D
012 Member Luxenberg, Geoff http://www.housedems.ct.gov/luxenberg D
S02 Member McCrory, Douglas http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/McCrory D
122 Member McGorty, Ben http://www.cthousegop.com/McGorty/ R
145 Member Miller, Patricia Billie http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Miller D
125 Member O Dea, Tom http://www.cthousegop.com/ODea/ R
069 Member O Neill, Arthur J. http://www.cthousegop.com/ONeill/ R
036 Member Palm, Christine http:\\www.housedems.ct.gov/palm D
094 Member Porter, Robyn A. http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Porter D
046 Member Riley, Emmett D. http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Riley D
S16 Member Sampson, Rob http://www.ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-sampson R
108 Member Smith, Richard A. http://www.cthousegop.com/Smith/ R
093 Member Walker, Toni E. http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Walker D
120 Member Young, Philip L. http://www.housedems.ct.gov/young D

Contact

Joint Committee on Judiciary
  • Legislative Office Building, Room 2500
  • Hartford, CT 06106
  •   (860) 240‑0530
  •   Public Hearing Testimony 
  •   Privacy Notice – Important 
  •   Privacy Notice – Important 

    • Public Hearing Testimony and Other Written Submissions

    Please be aware that all submitted testimony is public record. Depending upon the information you supply, this may reveal some or all of the following: Email address, physical address, phone number, name, age, and other personal information. Mail and FAX submissions are scanned and linked on the Connecticut General Assembly website.

    This information would also be available to be found using internet search engines.

    ×
  •    Committee Calendar

  • Public hearing testimony, written and spoken, is public information and may be made available on the Judiciary Committee's website and indexed by internet search engines. Written testimony submitted by a person(s) or organization(s) which exceeds five (5) single-sided pages per bill or resolution will only be posted on the Judiciary Committee's website at the discretion of the Judiciary Committee chairs.

For the Record Subscribe

Related Information and Forums

  September 30, 2020 Hearing and Committee Meeting  

  LCO No. 3471 An Act Concerning Police Accountability  


  Joint Judiciary and Labor Committees Public Hearing on LCO No. 11202  


  Joint Informational Hearing on Mandated Reporters of Child Abuse  


  January 19, 2010 - Oversight Hearing on 2008 Criminal Justice Reforms  

 January 19, 2010


  Capital Felony Appellate Process Reform  

 May 8, 2009


  Risk Reduction Credits & Reentry Furloughs  


  October 16, 2008 - Oversight Hearing on 2008 Criminal Justice Reforms  

 October 16, 2008


  Joint Committee On Judiciary Criminal Justice Reform Proposals  

 November 27, 2007


  Informational Forum Death Penalty  

 January 31, 2005


Task Forces

NOTE:  Task forces cited above are not reflective of the comprehensive listing of task forces the Judiciary Committee staffs. Contact the committee for additional information.

Related Websites and Links

Archives