Connecticut Legal Overview: Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic The Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic metropolitan area in Connecticut is also known as Greater Hartford. As defined by the Census Bureau, Greater Hartford covers the Hartford, Windham and Middlesex counties and part of Tolland County. Tolland County is shared by the Hartford metro and the Springfield metro in Massachusetts. Willimantic is a former city that is now a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Windham, in Windham County. Listed below are the main cities and towns in the Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic metro area.
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1. Every county in Connecticut is part of a judicial district and has a superior court as its main trial court with general jurisdiction. Each court is divided into separate divisions for civil, criminal, juvenile and family law cases. The probate court is not a part of the superior court and has original jurisdiction over probate matters. The city and county of Hartford come under the Hartford Judicial District, which is Geographical Area 14. The same court serves other cities in the county, including West Hartford, East Hartford, Bloomfield and Manchester. 2. The Connecticut State AG is asking the claims commissioner to dismiss a $150 million claim filed against the state by chimp attack victim Charla Nash, who lost her hands and eyes when a 200-pound chimp that belonged to her friend tore Nash apart in Feb 2009. 3. An African-American woman in Hartford has filed a residential housing discrimination lawsuit against the Housing Authority of Winchester, CT for keeping out minorities and giving housing vouchers only to white people.
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Trending Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic Legal Topics: The city of Hartford additionally has a community court with limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors, breach of peace, petty larceny, prostitution and disorderly conduct, among other things. Appeals against decisions handed down by a superior court in Connecticut have to be filed with the Connecticut Appellate Court, with the Connecticut Supreme Court as the court of last resort. Federal cases may be filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, which has courthouses in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport. |