Each week a sufficient number of cases shall be assigned to provide business for each trial day of that week. Cases may be assigned for different days and different times of the same day. In determining the number of cases to be assigned, the caseflow coordinator or clerk, in consultation with the presiding judge, will schedule only the number of cases that can reasonably be expected to be tried that week. Cases not reached for trial on the day certain or during the week certain to which they were assigned shall be assigned with priority to a new date, which shall, if possible, be agreeable to the parties.
Section 14-15.Assignments for Trial in General
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule requires courts to assign enough cases each week to fill every scheduled trial day, directs the caseflow coordinator or clerk to schedule only as many as can reasonably be tried, and gives priority rescheduling, agreeable to the parties where possible, to cases not reached during their assigned week.
Full Text of Section 14-15
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 270.)
Plain-English Summary
Section 14-15 governs how courts build the weekly trial docket. Each week, enough cases must be assigned to keep every trial day busy, and cases can be set for different days or different times within the same day. The caseflow coordinator or clerk, consulting with the presiding judge, schedules only the number of cases that can reasonably be expected to be tried that week — not as many as possible.
If a case isn’t reached for trial on its assigned day or during its assigned week, it gets priority when rescheduled to a new date. As with pretrial trial dates, the new date should, if possible, be one the parties agree to.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does a Connecticut court decide how many cases to assign for trial each week?
The caseflow coordinator or clerk, in consultation with the presiding judge, schedules only the number of cases that can reasonably be expected to be tried that week.
What happens if my case isn’t reached for trial during its assigned week?
It gets reassigned to a new date with priority, and that date should be agreeable to the parties if possible.
Can cases be assigned for different times on the same trial day?
Yes. Section 14-15 allows cases to be assigned for different days and different times of the same day.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 14-15). 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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