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CA Civ Pro Code § 177 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 2 - JUDICIAL OFFICERS|CHAPTER 4 - Incidental Powers and Duties of Judicial Officers|Section 177.

177.  A judicial officer shall have power:(a) To preserve and enforce order in the officer’s immediate presence, and in proceedings before the officer, when the officer is engaged in the performance of official duty.(b) To compel obedience to the officer’s lawful orders as provided in this code.(c) To compel the attendance of persons to testify in a proceeding before the officer, in the cases and manner provided in this code.(d) To administer oaths to persons in a proceeding pending before the officer, and in all other cases where it may be necessary in the exercise of the officer’s powers and duties.(e) To prohibit activities that threaten access to state courthouses and court proceedings, and to prohibit interruption of judicial administration, including protecting the privilege from civil arrest at courthouses and court proceedings.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 787, Sec. 3. (AB 668) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 177.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 2 - JUDICIAL OFFICERS|CHAPTER 4 - Incidental Powers and Duties of Judicial Officers|Section 177.5.

177.5.  A judicial officer shall have the power to impose reasonable money sanctions, not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500), notwithstanding any other provision of law, payable to the court, for any violation of a lawful court order by a person, done without good cause or substantial justification. This power shall not apply to advocacy of counsel before the court. For the purposes of this section, the term “person” includes a witness, a party, a party’s attorney, or both.Sanctions pursuant to this section shall not be imposed except on notice contained in a party’s moving or responding papers; or on the court’s own motion, after notice and opportunity to be heard. An order imposing sanctions shall be in writing and shall recite in detail the conduct or circumstances justifying the order.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 27. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 178 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 2 - JUDICIAL OFFICERS|CHAPTER 4 - Incidental Powers and Duties of Judicial Officers|Section 178.

178.  For the effectual exercise of the powers conferred by the last section, a judicial officer may punish for contempt in the cases provided in this Code.(Repealed and added by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 35.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 179 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 2 - JUDICIAL OFFICERS|CHAPTER 4 - Incidental Powers and Duties of Judicial Officers|Section 179.

179.  Each of the justices of the Supreme Court and of any court of appeal and the judges of the superior courts, shall have power in any part of the state to take and certify:(a) The proof and acknowledgment of a conveyance of real property, or of any other written instrument.(b) The acknowledgment of satisfaction of a judgment of any court.(c) An affidavit or deposition to be used in this state.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 182 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 2 - JUDICIAL OFFICERS|CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice|Section 182.

182.  The heading to this chapter shall not be deemed to govern or limit the scope or meaning of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 59.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 184 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 2 - JUDICIAL OFFICERS|CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice|Section 184.

184.  No proceeding in any court of justice, in an action or special proceeding pending therein, shall be affected by a vacancy in the office of all or any of the judges or justices thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1933, Ch. 743.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 185 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 2 - JUDICIAL OFFICERS|CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice|Section 185.

185.  (a) Every written proceeding in a court of justice in this state shall be in the English language, and judicial proceedings shall be conducted, preserved, and published in no other. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a court from providing an unofficial translation of a court order issued pursuant to Section 527.6 or 527.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or Part 1 (commencing with Section 6200) of Division 10 of the Family Code, or Section 136.2 of the Penal Code, in a language other than English.(b) The Judicial Council shall, by July 1, 2001, make available to all courts, translations of domestic violence protective order forms in languages other than English, as the Judicial Council deems appropriate, for protective orders issued pursuant to Section 527.6 or 527.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or Part 1 (commencing with Section 6200) of Division 10 of the Family Code, or Section 136.2 of the Penal Code.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 662, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 186 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 2 - JUDICIAL OFFICERS|CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice|Section 186.

186.  Such abbreviations as are in common use may be used, and numbers may be expressed by figures or numerals in the customary manner.(Repealed and added by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 35.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 187 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 2 - JUDICIAL OFFICERS|CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice|Section 187.

187.  When jurisdiction is, by the Constitution or this Code, or by any other statute, conferred on a Court or judicial officer, all the means necessary to carry it into effect are also given; and in the exercise of this jurisdiction, if the course of proceeding be not specifically pointed out by this Code or the statute, any suitable process or mode of proceeding may be adopted which may appear most conformable to the spirit of this Code.(Repealed and added by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 35.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 190 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 190.

190.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Trial Jury Selection and Management Act.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1245, Sec. 2.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 191 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 191.

191.  The Legislature recognizes that trial by jury is a cherished constitutional right, and that jury service is an obligation of citizenship.It is the policy of the State of California that all persons selected for jury service shall be selected at random from the population of the area served by the court; that all qualified persons have an equal opportunity, in accordance with this chapter, to be considered for jury service in the state and an obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose; and that it is the responsibility of jury commissioners to manage all jury systems in an efficient, equitable, and cost-effective manner, in accordance with this chapter.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1245, Sec. 2.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 192 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 192.

192.  This chapter applies to the selection of jurors, and the formation of trial juries, for both civil and criminal cases, in all trial courts of the state.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1245, Sec. 2.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 193 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 193.

193.  Juries are of three kinds:(a) Grand juries established pursuant to Title 4 (commencing with Section 888) of Part 2 of the Penal Code.(b) Trial juries.(c) Juries of inquest.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1245, Sec. 2.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 194 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 194.

194.  The following definitions govern the construction of this chapter:(a) “County” means any county or any coterminous city and county.(b) “Court” means a superior court of this state, and includes, when the context requires, any judge of the court.(c) “Deferred jurors” are those prospective jurors whose request to reschedule their service to a more convenient time is granted by the jury commissioner. (d) “Excused jurors” are those prospective jurors who are excused from service by the jury commissioner for valid reasons based on statute, state or local court rules, and policies.(e) “Juror pool” means the group of prospective qualified jurors appearing for assignment to trial jury panels.(f) “Jury of inquest” is a body of persons summoned from the citizens before the sheriff, coroner, or other ministerial officers, to inquire of particular facts.(g) “Master list” means a list of names randomly selected from the source lists.(h) “Potential juror” means any person whose name appears on a source list. (i) “Prospective juror” means a juror whose name appears on the master list.(j) “Qualified juror” means a person who meets the statutory qualifications for jury service.(k) “Qualified juror list” means a list of qualified jurors.(l) “Random” means that which occurs by mere chance indicating an unplanned sequence of selection where each juror’s name has substantially equal probability of being selected.(m) “Source list” means a list used as a source of potential jurors.(n) “Summons list” means a list of prospective or qualified jurors who are summoned to appear or to be available for jury service.(o) “Trial jurors” are those jurors sworn to try and determine by verdict a question of fact.(p) “Trial jury” means a body of persons selected from the citizens of the area served by the court and sworn to try and determine by verdict a question of fact.(q) “Trial jury panel” means a group of prospective jurors assigned to a courtroom for the purpose of voir dire.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 195 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 195.

195.  (a) In each county, there shall be one jury commissioner who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, a majority of the judges of the superior court. In any county where there is a superior court administrator or executive officer, that person shall serve as ex officio jury commissioner. In any court jurisdiction where any person other than a court administrator or clerk/administrator is serving as jury commissioner on the effective date of this section, that person shall continue to so serve at the pleasure of a majority of the judges of the appointing court.(b) Any jury commissioner may, whenever the business of court requires, appoint deputy jury commissioners. Salaries and benefits of those deputies shall be fixed in the same manner as salaries and benefits of other court employees.(c) The jury commissioner shall be primarily responsible for managing the jury system under the general supervision of the court in conformance with the purpose and scope of this act. He or she shall have authority to establish policies and procedures necessary to fulfill this responsibility.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 196 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 196.

196.  (a) The jury commissioner or the court shall inquire as to the qualifications of persons on the master list or source list who are or may be summoned for jury service. The commissioner or the court may require any person to answer, under oath, orally or in written form, all questions as may be addressed to that person, regarding the person’s qualifications and ability to serve as a prospective trial juror. The commissioner and his or her assistants shall have power to administer oaths and shall be allowed actual traveling expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.(b) Response to the jury commissioner or the court concerning an inquiry or summons may be made by any person having knowledge that the prospective juror is unable to respond to such inquiry or summons.(c) Any person who fails to respond to jury commissioner or court inquiry as instructed, may be summoned to appear before the jury commissioner or the court to answer the inquiry, or may be deemed to be qualified for jury service in the absence of a response to the inquiry. Any information thus acquired by the court or jury commissioner shall be noted in jury commissioner or court records.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 149, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 198 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 198.

198.  (a) Random selection shall be utilized in creating master and qualified juror lists, commencing with selection from source lists, and continuing through selection of prospective jurors for voir dire.(b) The jury commissioner shall, at least once in each 12-month period, randomly select names of prospective trial jurors from the source list or lists, to create a master list.(c) The master jury list shall be used by the jury commissioner, as provided by statute and state and local court rules, for the purpose of (1) mailing juror questionnaires and subsequent creation of a qualified juror list, and (2) summoning prospective jurors to respond or appear for qualification and service.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1245, Sec. 2.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 198.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 198.5.

198.5.  If sessions of the superior court are held in a location other than the county seat, the names for master jury lists and qualified jury lists to serve in a session may be selected from the area in which the session is held, pursuant to a local superior court rule that divides the county in a manner that provides all qualified persons in the county an equal opportunity to be considered for jury service. Nothing in this section precludes the court, in its discretion, from ordering a countywide venire in the interest of justice.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784) by Stats. 2003, Ch. 449, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 201.

201.  In any superior court, a separate trial jury panel may be drawn, summoned, and impaneled for each judge, or any one panel may be drawn, summoned, and impaneled by any one of the judges, for use in the trial of cases before any of the judges, as occasion may require. In those courts, when a panel of jurors is in attendance for service before one or more of the judges, whether impaneled for common use or not, the whole or any number of the jurors from such panel may be required to attend and serve in the trial of cases, or to complete a panel, or jury, before any other of the judges.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 202.

202.  Mechanical, electric, or electronic equipment, which in the opinion of the jury commissioner is satisfactory therefor, may be used in the performance of any function specified by this chapter for the selection and drawing of jurors.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1245, Sec. 2.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 203.

203.  (a) All persons are eligible and qualified to be prospective trial jurors, except the following:(1) Persons who are not citizens of the United States.(2) Persons who are less than 18 years of age.(3) Persons who are not domiciliaries of the State of California, as determined pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2020) of Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Elections Code.(4) Persons who are not residents of the jurisdiction wherein they are summoned to serve.(5) Persons who have been convicted of malfeasance in office and whose civil rights have not been restored.(6) Persons who are not possessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language, provided that no person shall be deemed incompetent solely because of the loss of sight or hearing in any degree or other disability which impedes the person’s ability to communicate or which impairs or interferes with the person’s mobility.(7) Persons who are serving as grand or trial jurors in any court of this state.(8) Persons who are the subject of conservatorship.(9) Persons while they are incarcerated in any prison or jail.(10) Persons who have been convicted of a felony and are currently on parole, postrelease community supervision, felony probation, or mandated supervision for the conviction of a felony.(11)  Persons who are currently required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code based on a felony conviction.(b) No person shall be excluded from eligibility for jury service in the State of California, for any reason other than those reasons provided by this section.(c) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 591, Sec. 1. (SB 310) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 204.

204.  (a) No eligible person shall be exempt from service as a trial juror by reason of occupation, economic status, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code, or for any other reason. No person shall be excused from service as a trial juror except as specified in subdivision (b).(b) An eligible person may be excused from jury service only for undue hardship, upon themselves or upon the public, as defined by the Judicial Council.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 568, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 205.

205.  (a) If a jury commissioner requires a person to complete a questionnaire, the questionnaire shall ask only questions related to juror identification, qualification, and ability to serve as a prospective juror.(b) Except as ordered by the court, the questionnaire referred to in subdivision (a) shall be used solely for qualifying prospective jurors, and for management of the jury system, and not for assisting in the courtroom voir dire process of selecting trial jurors for specific cases.(c) The court may require a prospective juror to complete such additional questionnaires as may be deemed relevant and necessary for assisting in the voir dire process or to ascertain whether a fair cross section of the population is represented as required by law, if such procedures are established by local court rule.(d) The trial judge may direct a prospective juror to complete additional questionnaires as proposed by counsel in a particular case to assist the voir dire process.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1245, Sec. 2.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 3 - PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act|Section 206.

206.  (a) Prior to discharging the jury from the case, the judge in a criminal action shall inform the jurors that they have an absolute right to discuss or not to discuss the deliberation or verdict with anyone. The judge shall also inform the jurors of the provisions set forth in subdivisions (b), (d), and (e).(b) Following the discharge of the jury in a criminal case, the defendant, or his or her attorney or representative, or the prosecutor, or his or her representative, may discuss the jury deliberation or verdict with a member of the jury, provided that the juror consents to the discussion and that the discussion takes place at a reasonable time and place.(c) If a discussion of the jury deliberation or verdict with a member of the jury pursuant to subdivision (b) occurs at any time more than 24 hours after the verdict, prior to discussing the jury deliberation or verdict with a member of a jury pursuant to subdivision (b), the defendant or his or her attorney or representative, or the prosecutor or his or her representative, shall inform the juror of the identity of the case, the party in that case which the person represents, the subject of the interview , the absolute right of the juror to discuss or not discuss the deliberations or verdict in the case with the person, and the juror’s right to review and have a copy of any declaration filed with the court.(d) Any unreasonable contact with a juror by the defendant, or his or her attorney or representative, or by the prosecutor, or his or her representative, without the juror’s consent shall be immediately reported to the trial judge.(e) Any violation of this section shall be considered a violation of a lawful court order and shall be subject to reasonable monetary sanctions in accordance with Section 177.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(f) Nothing in the section shall prohibit a peace officer from investigating an allegation of criminal conduct.(g) Pursuant to Section 237, a defendant or defendant’s counsel may, following the recording of a jury’s verdict in a criminal proceeding, petition the court for access to personal juror identifying information within the court’s records necessary for the defendant to communicate with jurors for the purpose of developing a motion for new trial or any other lawful purpose. This information consists of jurors’ names, addresses, and telephone numbers. The court shall consider all requests for personal juror identifying information pursuant to Section 237.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 242, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)