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Foreclosure Attorneys for the Fairfield Judicial District — Bridgeport Superior Court, 1061 Main Street

The Judicial District of Fairfield sits in Bridgeport, not in the town of Fairfield, and hears foreclosures from six towns: Bridgeport, Stratford, Trumbull, Fairfield, Easton and Monroe. Bridgeport is Connecticut's largest city and has carried more foreclosure filings than any other single town in the state in most recent years, so the civil docket at 1061 Main Street is busy and well served by counsel. The rest of Fairfield County files elsewhere: Stamford-Norwalk for the Gold Coast towns, Danbury for the north, and Milford for Shelton.

6towns file here
5firms with an office in this district’s towns
1county served
1courthouse for foreclosure cases

The courthouse.

Confirmed on jud.ct.gov
Court
Bridgeport Superior Court
Address
1061 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604 · Map and directions
Clerk's office
203-579-6527
Hours
Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Getting there
Downtown Bridgeport, a ten-minute walk from the Bridgeport train and bus station. Paid garages on Main Street and Golden Hill Street.

Venue rule. Connecticut foreclosures are filed in the judicial district where the property sits, not where you live or where the lender is. The Judicial District of Fairfield is in Bridgeport. Greenwich, Stamford and Norwalk are in Fairfield County but file in Stamford. Look up any town →

Judicial Branch court directory · Foreclosure Mediation Program

Towns whose foreclosures are heard here.

If your property is in any of these 6 towns, the Fairfield Judicial District is your court. Every town on this list is in Fairfield County, and every Fairfield County town not listed here files in a different judicial district.

  • Bridgeport
  • Easton
  • Fairfield
  • Monroe
  • Stratford
  • Trumbull

Attorneys who appear in the Fairfield Judicial District.

Firms below have an office in a town whose foreclosures are heard at 1061 Main Street, according to their public listings. Any Connecticut-licensed attorney may appear in any Superior Court; what a firm that appears here regularly brings is familiarity with this court's mediators, clerks and calendar. Ordered by Google rating, then review volume. Featured and Enhanced profiles, where present, are paid and are listed first with a label.

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What happens at this courthouse.

  1. Service and return date. A marshal serves the complaint and a lis pendens is recorded on the land records. The return date printed on the summons is the day the case officially begins at 1061 Main Street; an appearance is due by the second day after it (Practice Book § 3-2).
  2. Mediation notice. If the property is your primary residence, you may be eligible for the Foreclosure Mediation Program. Requests are filed with the clerk here and sessions are held in this building. Eligibility rules and the program's end date are set by statute and change; check the Judicial Branch program page or ask counsel.
  3. Motions and judgment. The lender moves for default and then for judgment. A judge at this courthouse decides whether the judgment is strict foreclosure (title passes to the lender on a set date, no auction) or foreclosure by sale (a committee auctions the property and the court approves the result). Which one is ordered usually turns on how much equity there is.
  4. Law days or sale. Under strict foreclosure each defendant is given a law day to redeem by paying the debt in full; if nobody redeems, title vests in the lender. Under a decree of sale, the auction is held on the property and the sale is confirmed by this court. A deficiency claim, if any, is heard here afterwards.

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Questions about the Fairfield Judicial District.

My house is in Fairfield. Is the Judicial District of Fairfield my court?

Yes, and it sits in Bridgeport at 1061 Main Street. The name refers to the district, not to a courthouse in the town of Fairfield.

Why does Bridgeport have so many foreclosures?

Bridgeport has a large stock of older multi-family housing, a lower median income than the rest of the county, and a long history of investor ownership. Those factors keep filing volumes high even when the statewide rate falls.

Where is foreclosure mediation for Bridgeport-district cases?

At the Bridgeport courthouse. The mediation notice will state the date and the mediator's name.

Related pages.

Fairfield County foreclosure attorneys · All Connecticut courts and counties · Which courthouse hears my foreclosure? · Ansonia-Milford Judicial District · Stamford-Norwalk Judicial District · Danbury Judicial District