{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-51-51s","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-51s","heading":"Disqualification of judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate.","body":"A judge, an administrative law judge or a family support magistrate is disqualified from acting as a judge, an administrative law judge or a family support magistrate, as the case may be, while there is pending (1) a charge against him for a crime punishable as a felony under the laws of this state or federal law, or a charge against him in another jurisdiction which would be punishable as a felony under Connecticut or federal law, or (2) a charge against him for a crime under the law of any jurisdiction which involves moral turpitude under Connecticut law, or (3) a recommendation to the Supreme Court or the Governor, as the case may be, by the Judicial Review Council for his suspension or removal.","path":["TITLE 51. COURTS","CHAPTER 872a*. REMOVAL, SUSPENSION AND CENSURE OF JUDGES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_872a.htm#sec_51-51s","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:17Z","sha256":"441bc3f1147530ec78bf68884509fe4facad8a9790578291ae76d5e35db9e4d6","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-51-51r","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-51-51t"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}