Absent exceptional circumstances or except as otherwise provided by court rule, where a transcript or recording is made of an off-site judicial proceeding, such record shall be available to the public. The judicial authority will also state on the record in open court, by the next court day, a summary of what occurred at such proceeding.
Section 1-24.Record of Off-Site Judicial Proceedings
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule says the public gets access to any transcript or recording made of a judicial proceeding held off the courthouse premises, and the judge must summarize what happened in open court by the next court day.
Full Text of Section 1-24
Amendment History
(Adopted June 29, 2007, to take effect Jan. 1, 2008.)
Plain-English Summary
When a court holds a proceeding somewhere other than the courthouse and a transcript or recording is made of it, that record stays open to the public. The rule builds in one exception: if there are exceptional circumstances, or another court rule says otherwise, the record does not have to be made public.
The rule adds a second safeguard. Even when the record itself might not be immediately available, the judge must go on the record in open court — by the next court day at the latest — and summarize what happened at the off-site proceeding. That keeps the public informed even when the underlying transcript takes time to produce or is withheld under the exception.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as an off-site judicial proceeding under this rule?
The rule does not define the term further; it applies whenever a transcript or recording is made of a judicial proceeding that took place away from the usual courthouse setting.
Can a court keep the record of an off-site proceeding private?
Yes, but only where exceptional circumstances exist or another court rule provides otherwise. Absent one of those, the record must be available to the public.
How soon must the judge summarize what happened?
The judicial authority must state a summary on the record in open court by the next court day after the off-site proceeding.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 1-24). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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Also known as: off-site court proceeding recordspublic access to court transcriptsrecording of remote judicial proceedingsnext court day summary requirement