Connecticut Practice Book and Code of Evidence
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2024 Court Rules

Practice Book Revisions, Adopted Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Practice Book Amendments Adopted by the Judges of the Superior Court on June 14, 2024.

Public Hearing on Practice Book Revisions to the Rules of Appellate Procedure Being Considered by the Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Appellate Court, May 20, 2024

Code of Evidence, 2023 Edition

Mobile-Friendly Code of Evidence, 2023 Edition

2024 Connecticut Practice Book - PDF
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