Editing Connecticut (section)

===Judicial===

The highest [[court]] of Connecticut's judicial branch is the [[Connecticut Supreme Court]], headed by the Chief Justice of Connecticut. The Supreme Court is responsible for deciding on the constitutionality of laws, or cases as they relate to the law. Its proceedings are similar to those of the United States Supreme Court: no testimony is given by witnesses, and the lawyers of the two sides each present oral arguments no longer than thirty minutes. Following a court proceeding, the court may take several months to arrive at a judgment. {{As of|2020}}, the [[Chief Justice]] is [[Richard A. Robinson]].

In 1818, the court became a separate entity, independent of the legislative and executive branches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jud.state.ct.us/ystday/history.html |title=About Connecticut Courts: History of the Courts |website=Judicial Branch |publisher=State of Connecticut |access-date=February 20, 2007 |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117052828/http://www.jud.state.ct.us/ystday/history.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Connecticut Appellate Court]] is a lesser statewide court, and the Superior Courts are lower courts that resemble county courts of other states.