STATE OF CONNECTICUT
JUDICIAL REVIEW COUNCIL
COMPLAINT AGAINST A JUDGE,
WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER,
OR FAMILY SUPPORT MAGISTRATE
COMPLAINT FORM
This form is designed to provide the Council with information necessary to review your complaint. PLEASE READ THE "GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING THIS FORM" REFERENCED IN THE ACCOMPANYING BROCHURE, AND REFER TO THE ACCOMPANYING INFORMATION HANDBOOK EXPLAINING THE COUNCIL'S FUNCTION, JURISDICTION, AND PROCEDURES BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE THIS FORM.
PLEASE NOTE: COMPLAINTS MUST BE TYPED OR LEGIBLY HAND PRINTED, DATED, SIGNED, AND NOTARIZED BEFORE IT WILL BE CONSIDERED. RETAIN A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS, AS COMPLAINTS AND DOCUMENTATION SHALL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE COUNCIL AND CANNOT BE RETURNED.
1. Person making complaint
| Name | _______________ | _______________ | _______________ | ____________ |
| (Last) | (First) | (Middle) | Date of Birth | |
| Address | _______________ | _______________ | _______________ | ____________ |
| (Street) | (City) | (State) | (Zip) | |
| Telephone ( ___) _______________ | ( ___) _______________ | |||
| (Day) | (Evening) | |||
2. Person against whom complaint is made
| Name | _______________ | _______________ | _______________ |
| (Last) | (First) | (Middle) |
| Judge ___ | Family Support Magistrate ___ | Workers' Comp. Commissioner ___ |
3. Statement of facts
Please describe, in detail, the conduct which you believe constitutes judicial misconduct, including names, dates, places, addresses, and telephone numbers that may assist the Council in processing your complaint.
If additional space is required, attach and number additional one-sided 8 1/2" x 11" pages.
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PROVIDE COPIES OF TRANSCRIPTS AND/OR ANY DOCUMENTS YOU BELIEVE SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM THAT THE JUDGE, FAMILY SUPPORT MAGISTRATE, OR WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER HAS ENGAGED IN JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT.
4. Additional Information
(a) When and where did the alleged judicial misconduct occur?
| Date: __________ | Time: __________ | Location: __________________ |
| Date: __________ | Time: __________ | Location: __________________ |
(b) If your complaint arises out of a court case, please answer the following questions:
| (1) | What is the name and docket number of the case? | |||
| Case Name: __________ | Case No. __________ | |||
| (2) | What kind of case is it? | |||
| Civil _____ Criminal _____ Family _____ Juvenile _____ | Other _____ | |||
| (3) | What is your relationship to the case? | (List) | ||
| ___ | plaintiff/petitioner | ___ | defendant/respondent | |
| ___ | attorney for | __________ | ||
| ___ | witness for | __________ | ||
| ___ | other (specify, i.e. observer, relative) | __________ | ||
(c) If you were represented by an attorney in this matter at the time of the claimed misconduct, please identify the attorney:
| Name: | ______________________________ |
| Address: | ______________________________ |
| Telephone: | ( _____) _____________________________ |
(d) If the opposing party was represented by an attorney, please identify the attorney:
| Name: | ______________________________ |
| Address: | ______________________________ |
| Telephone: | ( _____) _____________________________ |
(e) Identify any other witnesses to the conduct about which you complain:
| Name: | ______________________________ |
| Address: | ______________________________ |
| Telephone: | ( _____) ______________________________ |
I declare, under the penalties of perjury, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the statements made above and on any attached pages are true and correct.
Signed _____________________________________________
| Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of | ______________________ | |
| (month) | (year) | |
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Notary Public
Commissioner of the Superior Court or
Justice of the Peace
Send your signed and notarized complaint to:
Judicial Review Council
505 Hudson Street
P. O. Box 260099
Hartford, CT 06126-0099
Revised November 1, 2004