Unless otherwise ordered by the judicial authority, the clerk shall mark all exhibits not marked in advance of trial and shall keep a list of all exhibits marked for identification or received in evidence during the course of the trial.
Section 5-7.Marking Exhibits
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule tells the clerk to mark trial exhibits that weren't marked before trial and to keep a running list of every exhibit marked for identification or admitted into evidence.
Full Text of Section 5-7
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 291.)
Plain-English Summary
Section 5-7 puts the job of marking exhibits on the clerk. If the parties haven’t already marked their exhibits before trial starts, the clerk marks them once the trial is underway. The clerk also keeps a list of every exhibit that gets marked for identification or received into evidence as the trial goes on, so the record shows what each exhibit is and how it was used.
The judicial authority can order things done differently. Absent such an order, this default procedure applies, giving the court a clean, contemporaneous record of the exhibits offered and admitted at trial.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who marks trial exhibits in Connecticut Superior Court?
The clerk marks any exhibits that were not marked in advance of trial, unless the judicial authority orders otherwise.
What happens to exhibits that are marked before trial?
The rule only requires the clerk to mark exhibits not already marked in advance, so pre-marked exhibits carry over into the trial record as is.
Does the clerk track exhibits that are only marked for identification, not admitted?
Yes. The clerk keeps a list of all exhibits marked for identification as well as those received in evidence during the trial.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 5-7). 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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Also known as: marking exhibits at trial Connecticutexhibit list clerk trialexhibits marked for identificationtrial exhibit numbering rule