(a) Appeals from the Employment Security Board of Review shall follow the procedure set forth in Chapter 22 of these rules.
Section 14-7.Administrative Appeals; Exceptions
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule carves out several kinds of administrative appeals — Employment Security Board, workers’ compensation, and cases with a trial de novo — from the standard administrative-appeal procedures and pretrial rules.
Full Text of Section 14-7
(b) Workers’ compensation appeals taken to the Appellate Court shall follow the procedure set forth in the Rules of Appellate Procedure.
(c) Appeals in which the parties are entitled to a trial de novo, including but not limited to: (1) appeals from municipal boards of tax review or boards of assessment appeals taken pursuant to General Statutes §§ 12-117a and 12-119; (2) appeals from municipal assessors taken pursuant to General Statutes § 12-103; (3) appeals from the Commissioner of Revenue Services; and (4) appeals from the insurance commissioner taken pursuant to General Statutes § 38a-139, are excluded from the procedures prescribed in Section 14-7A and 14-7B, and shall, subsequent to the filing of the appeal, follow the same course of pleading as that followed in ordinary civil actions.
(d) Administrative appeals are not subject to the pretrial rules, except as otherwise provided in Sections 14-7A and 14-7B.
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 257.) (Amended June 21, 2004, to take effect Jan. 1, 2005; amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Jan. 1, 2012; amended June 14, 2013, to take effect Jan. 1, 2014.)
Plain-English Summary
Section 14-7 tells litigants when the general administrative-appeal machinery in Sections 14-7A and 14-7B does not apply. Appeals from the Employment Security Board of Review follow the separate procedure in Chapter 22. Workers’ compensation appeals taken to the Appellate Court follow the Rules of Appellate Procedure instead. And appeals where the parties get a trial de novo — including certain municipal tax and assessment appeals, appeals from municipal assessors, appeals from the Commissioner of Revenue Services, and appeals from the insurance commissioner under General Statutes § 38a-139 — skip Sections 14-7A and 14-7B entirely and instead follow the same pleading course as an ordinary civil action once filed.
The rule also states the default: administrative appeals generally are not subject to the pretrial rules found elsewhere in this chapter, except where Sections 14-7A or 14-7B say otherwise.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Section 14-7 apply to a workers’ compensation appeal?
No. Workers’ compensation appeals taken to the Appellate Court follow the Rules of Appellate Procedure, not the administrative-appeal procedures in this chapter.
What is a trial de novo appeal under this rule?
It is an appeal where the parties are entitled to a full new trial rather than review on the existing record. The rule lists examples, including certain municipal tax and assessment appeals, appeals from the Commissioner of Revenue Services, and insurance commissioner appeals under General Statutes § 38a-139.
Are administrative appeals subject to Connecticut’s pretrial rules?
Generally no. Section 14-7(d) exempts administrative appeals from the pretrial rules unless Section 14-7A or 14-7B provides otherwise.
Where do Employment Security Board appeals get their procedure?
Chapter 22 of the Practice Book, not Sections 14-7A or 14-7B.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 14-7). 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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