Sec.51-44a-8. Solicitation of candidates

(a) As provided in section 51-44a (f) of the General Statutes, the commission shall seek qualified candidates for consideration by the Governor for nomination as judges for the Superior Court, Appellate Court and Supreme Court.

(b) All candidates seeking consideration for appointment to judicial office, including incumbent judges seeking reappointment, or appointment to a different court, shall complete the appropriate application forms promulgated by the commission.

(c) The commission shall seek such background information as it deems appropriate, including interviews with the bar, judges, and the general public on each candidate for judicial office, including incumbent judges seeking reappointment, or appointment to a different court, and including any transcript of a relevant public hearing, inquiry or proceeding prior to conducting an interview with the candidate.

(d) Prior to conducting an interview with judges seeking reappointment or appointment to a different court, the commission will obtain from the Judicial Review Council, pursuant to section 51-51q of the General Statutes, its recommendation concerning appointment or reappointment, including the report of any complaint filed against any such judge, the disposition of such complaint, and any investigation of such judge by the Judicial Review Council, provided the Judicial Selection Commission shall not consider any investigation of the Judicial Review Council which resulted in the exoneration of a judge.

(e) Prior to conducting an interview with judges seeking reappointment or appointment to a different court, the commission will solicit comment from:

(1) The Connecticut Bar Association Judiciary Committee;

(2) The Judicial Branch Chief Court Administrator; and

(3) The practicing bar, by publishing notice in appropriate legal periodicals, including, but not limited to, the Connecticut Law Journal, the Connecticut Law Tribune, and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers publication. These notices will be placed in the periodicals sufficiently far in advance to insure that comments will be received before the first interview.

(Effective December 22, 1994)