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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69604.3.

69604.3. In the County of Sutter there are five judges of the superior court.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 279. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69604.5.

69604.5. In the County of Tehama there are four judges of the superior court.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 280. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69604.7.

69604.7. In the County of Trinity there are two judges of the superior court.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 281. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69605.

69605. In the County of Tulare there are 16 judges of the superior court.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 282. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69605.5.

69605.5. In the County of Tuolumne there are four judges of the superior court.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 283. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69606.

69606. In the County of Ventura there are 28 judges of the superior court.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 284. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69610.

69610. In the County of Yolo there are nine judges of the superior court.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 288. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69611.

69611. In the County of Yuba there are five judges of the superior court.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 289. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69614.

69614. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature in the 2006–07 fiscal year, there shall be 50 additional judges allocated to the various superior courts pursuant to the uniform criteria described in subdivision (b) for determining the need for additional superior court judges.
(b) The judges shall be allocated, in accordance with the uniform standards for factually determining additional judicial need in each county, as updated and approved by the Judicial Council, pursuant to the Update of Judicial Needs Study, based on the following criteria:
(1) Court filings data averaged over a period of three years.
(2) Workload standards that represent the average amount of time of bench and nonbench work required to resolve each case type.
(3) A ranking methodology that provides consideration for courts that have the greatest need relative to their current complement of judicial officers.
(c) (1) The Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on or before November 1 of every even-numbered year on the factually determined need for new judgeships in each superior court using the uniform criteria for allocation of judgeships described in subdivision (b), as updated and applied to the average of the prior three years’ filings.
(2) On or before November 30, 2011, the Judicial Council shall provide to the Legislature a special assessment of the need for new judgeships in the family law and juvenile law assignments for each superior court.
(3) The Judicial Council shall report, beginning with the report due to the Legislature on November 1, 2012, on the implementation and effect of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 311, Sec. 2. (AB 2745) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69614.2.

69614.2. Upon appropriation by the Legislature in the 2007–08 fiscal year, there shall be 50 additional judges allocated to the various county superior courts, pursuant to the uniform criteria described in subdivision (b) of Section 69614, as updated and approved by the Judicial Council.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 311, Sec. 3. (AB 2745) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69614.3.

69614.3. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the 100 additional new judges provided for in Sections 69614 and 69614.2 shall be allocated to the various county superior courts, pursuant to the following appointment schedule:
(a) On or before June 30, 2008, 40 additional judges shall be appointed.
(b) On or after July 1, 2008, 10 additional judges shall be appointed.
(c) On or after June 1, 2009, 50 additional judges shall be appointed.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), Item 0250-101-0932 in Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018 (Chs. 29 and 30, Stats. 2018) allocates two of the 50 judgeships to the County of Riverside, effective July 1, 2018, thereby reducing the total number of judges to be allocated to 48.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), Item 0250-101-0932 in Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2019 allocates 25 of the 48 judgeships effective in the 2019–20 fiscal year, thereby reducing the total number of judgeships to be allocated to 23.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 187. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69614.4.

69614.4. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, two vacant judgeships from the Superior Court of the County of Santa Clara shall be reallocated to the Superior Court of the County of Riverside, and two vacant judgeships from the Superior Court of the County of Alameda shall be reallocated to the Superior Court of the County of San Bernardino.
(b) The Judicial Council shall determine which specific vacancies shall be transferred between counties pursuant to this section and take all necessary steps to effectuate each transfer.
(c) The term of the judgeships specified in this section shall begin on January 2, 2018.
(d) A court in which a vacant judgeship is reallocated shall not have the court’s funding allocation reduced or any of its funding shifted or transferred as a result of, or in connection with, the reallocation of a vacant judgeship pursuant to this section.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 17, Sec. 22. (AB 103) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69614.5.

69614.5. Twenty-six additional superior court judgeships are authorized, subject to appropriation. These positions shall be allocated by the Judicial Council to the various county superior courts, in accordance with the uniform criteria described in subdivision (b) of Section 69614, as updated and approved by the Judicial Council.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 482, Sec. 2. (SB 75) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69616.

69616. (a) The Legislature hereby ratifies the authority of the Judicial Council to convert 10 subordinate judicial officer positions to judgeships in the 2011–12 fiscal year where the conversion will result in a judge being assigned to a family law or juvenile law assignment previously presided over by a subordinate judicial officer, pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615.
(b) The action described in subdivision (a) shall be in addition to any action that may be taken pursuant to the authority described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615 to convert up to 16 subordinate judicial officer positions to judgeships.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 705, Sec. 1. (SB 405) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69617.

69617. (a) The Legislature hereby ratifies the authority of the Judicial Council to convert 10 subordinate judicial officer positions to judgeships in the 2013–14 fiscal year where the conversion will result in a judge being assigned to a family law or juvenile law assignment previously presided over by a subordinate judicial officer, pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615.
(b) The action described in subdivision (a) shall be in addition to any action that may be taken pursuant to the authority described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615 to convert up to 16 subordinate judicial officer positions to judgeships.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 510, Sec. 24. (AB 1403) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69618.

69618. (a) The Legislature hereby ratifies the authority of the Judicial Council to convert 10 subordinate judicial officer positions to judgeships in the 2014–15 fiscal year when the conversion will result in a judge being assigned to a family law or juvenile law assignment previously presided over by a subordinate judicial officer, pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615.
(b) The action described in subdivision (a) shall be in addition to any action that may be taken pursuant to the authority described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615 to convert up to 16 subordinate judicial officer positions to judgeships.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 311, Sec. 4. (AB 2745) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69619.

69619. (a) The Legislature hereby ratifies the authority of the Judicial Council to convert 10 subordinate judicial officer positions to judgeships in the 2015–16 fiscal year when the conversion will result in a judge being assigned to a family law or juvenile law assignment previously presided over by a subordinate judicial officer, pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615.
(b) The action described in subdivision (a) shall be in addition to any action that may be taken pursuant to the authority described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615 to convert up to 16 subordinate judicial officer positions to judgeships.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 416, Sec. 4. (AB 1519) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69619.5.

69619.5. (a) The Legislature hereby ratifies the authority of the Judicial Council to convert 10 subordinate judicial officer positions to judgeships in the 2016–17 fiscal year when the conversion will result in a judge being assigned to a family law or juvenile law assignment previously presided over by a subordinate judicial officer, pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615.
(b) The action described in subdivision (a) shall be in addition to any action that may be taken pursuant to the authority described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615 to convert up to 16 subordinate judicial officer positions to judgeships.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 474, Sec. 29. (AB 2882) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Number of Judges › Section 69619.6.

69619.6. (a) The Legislature hereby ratifies the authority of the Judicial Council to convert 10 subordinate judicial officer positions to judgeships in the 2017–18 fiscal year when the conversion will result in a judge being assigned to a family law or juvenile law assignment previously presided over by a subordinate judicial officer, pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615.
(b) The action described in subdivision (a) shall be in addition to any action that may be taken pursuant to the authority described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615 to convert up to 16 subordinate judicial officer positions to judgeships.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 330, Sec. 3. (AB 1692) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 4 - Superior Court Districts in Los Angeles County › Section 69640.

69640. (a) The superior court in Los Angeles County may by local rule establish superior court districts within which one or more sessions of the court shall be held.
(b) The superior court districts established by county ordinance and in effect as of January 1, 2003, shall continue to be recognized as the superior court districts until the court enacts a local rule as provided in subdivision (a).
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 149, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 5 - Sessions › Section 69740.

69740. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each trial court shall determine the number and location of sessions of the court necessary for the prompt disposition of the business before the court. In making this determination, the court shall consider, among other factors, the impact of this provision on court employees pursuant to Section 71634, the availability and adequacy of facilities for holding the court session at the specific location, the efficiency and cost of holding the session at the specific location, any applicable security issues, and the convenience to the parties and the public served by the court. Nothing in this section precludes a session from being held in a building other than a courthouse.
(b) In appropriate circumstances, upon agreement of the presiding judges of the courts, and in the discretion of the court, the location of a session may be outside the county, except that the consent of the parties shall be necessary to the holding of a criminal jury trial outside the county. The venue of a case for which session is held outside the county pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be the home county of the court in which the matter was filed. Nothing in this section shall provide a party with the right to seek a change of venue unless otherwise provided by statute. No party shall have any right to request the court to exercise its discretion under this section.
(c) The Judicial Council may adopt rules to address an appropriate mechanism for sharing of expenses and resources between the court holding the session and the court hosting the session.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 149, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 5 - Sessions › Section 69741.1.

69741.1. A motion for new trial, motion under Code of Civil Procedure Section 663, and a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict may, with the written consent of all parties concerned, be heard at any place in the State of California by the judge who presided at the trial.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1656.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 5 - Sessions › Section 69741.5.

69741.5. There may be as many sessions of a superior court, at the same time, as there are judges elected, appointed or assigned thereto. The judgments, orders, and proceedings of any session of a superior court, held by any one or more of the judges sitting therein, shall be equally effectual as though all the judges of said court presided at such session.
(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 161.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Clerk › Section 69840.

69840. (a) The clerk of the court shall exercise or perform, in addition to the powers, duties, and responsibilities provided by statute, any powers, duties, and responsibilities required or permitted to be exercised by the county clerk in connection with judicial actions, proceedings, and records. The county clerk is relieved of any obligation imposed by law on the county clerk with respect to these powers, duties, and responsibilities.
(b) A deputy court clerk is subject to the provisions of Article 7 (commencing with Section 1190) of Chapter 1 of Division 4 of Title 1.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 302. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Clerk › Section 69841.

69841. The clerk of the superior court shall attend each session of the superior court in the county and upon the judges of the court in chambers when required.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 149, Sec. 53. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Clerk › Section 69842.

69842. The clerk of the superior court shall keep such indexes as will insure ready reference to any action or proceeding filed in the court. There shall be separate indexes of plaintiffs and defendants in civil actions and of defendants in criminal actions. The name of each plaintiff and defendant shall be indexed and there shall appear opposite each name indexed the number of the action or proceeding and the name or names of the adverse litigant or litigants.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Clerk › Section 69844.

69844. The clerk of the superior court shall keep the minutes and other records of the court, entering at length within the time specified by law, or forthwith if no time is specified, any order, judgment, and decree of the court which is required to be entered and showing the date when each entry is made. Failure so to enter the date or failure to enter the order, judgment, or decree within the time specified in this section shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the entry.
(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 671.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Clerk › Section 69844.5.

69844.5. On and after July 1, 1997, each clerk of the superior court shall prospectively certify and submit those court records specified by the Judicial Council which relate to criminal convictions for entry into a computer system operated by the Department of Justice that can be accessed by authorized agents of any district attorney or other state prosecuting agency. This section shall not be construed to require a superior court to acquire any new equipment or to implement any new procedures.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 642, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Clerk › Section 69844.7.

69844.7. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, in those counties where it is required by court order or rule that the clerk of the superior court place individual minute orders in the court’s file of actions in chronological order, and if it is otherwise required by law that as a prerequisite to destruction of such records a microfilm copy thereof be made, the clerk shall not be required to keep a minute book but shall be required to keep minutes. Nothing contained herein shall eliminate the requirement for a judgment book where judgments and decrees are required to be entered.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 612.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Clerk › Section 69845.

69845. The clerk of the superior court may keep a register of actions in which shall be entered the title of each cause, with the date of its commencement and a memorandum of every subsequent proceeding in the action with its date.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1030, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Clerk › Section 69845.5.

69845.5. In lieu of maintaining a register of actions as described in Section 69845, the clerk of the superior court may maintain a register of actions by preserving all the court records filed, lodged, or maintained in connection with the case.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1030, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Clerk › Section 69846.

69846. The clerk of the superior court shall safely keep or dispose of according to law all papers and records filed or deposited in any action or proceeding before the court.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Clerk › Section 69846.5.

69846.5. The clerk of the superior court shall endorse on each paper filed with the court the day, month, and year it is filed.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1610.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Clerk › Section 69847.

69847. The clerk of the superior court shall provide two books. In one of the books the clerk shall enter in alphabetical order the names of each person who has declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States since the organization of the court and the date of such declaration. In the other book the clerk shall enter in alphabetical order the name of each person who has been admitted a citizen of the United States by the court, and the clerk shall also enter in separate columns opposite each name, the country of which the person was before a citizen or subject, the date of his admission, and the page of the book of the record of the court containing the order admitting him as such citizen.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Clerk › Section 69848.

69848. The clerk of the superior court may use a facsimile signature on any court documents regularly maintained in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of filing or certifying those documents, provided the authorized deputy initials the facsimile signature.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1493, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - Officers, Attaches, and Employees Generally › Section 69893.7.

69893.7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following provisions shall apply to the Yolo County superior and municipal courts.
(a) To assist the court in the performance of its duties and the exercise of the powers conferred by law upon the court, a majority of the judges of the superior and municipal courts, with the approval of the board of supervisors, may establish such job classifications and may appoint a clerk and such officers, assistants, and employees, including official court reporters, as necessary. A majority of the judges of the superior and municipal courts may delegate the creation of job classifications and the appointment of employees to the court executive officer. Official court reporters shall hold office at the pleasure of the appointing officer.
(b) The compensation, including salary, retirement, vacations, and other benefits, of all Yolo County superior and municipal court officers and employees may be adjusted by the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors may extend the management benefits package to officers, assistants, and employees of the superior and municipal courts, including judges, on the same basis as it is extended to other officers and employees of the county. Unless otherwise provided by law, employees of the superior and municipal courts are subject to the personnel regulations, memoranda of understanding and affirmative action plan of the county.
(c) In addition to the official court reporters, the presiding judge of the superior and municipal courts may appoint as many court reporters pro tempore as the business of the court requires, who shall hold office at his or her pleasure. The court reporters pro tempore shall be unsalaried, but shall be compensated at a rate to be established by joint action of the board of supervisors and a majority of the judges of the superior and municipal courts. In criminal cases, the compensation of the court reporters pro tempore shall, upon order of the court, be a charge against the general fund of the county. The presiding judge of the superior and municipal courts may delegate the appointment of court reporters pro tempore and the determination of their salary to the court executive officer.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1153, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - Officers, Attaches, and Employees Generally › Section 69894.

69894. (a) The superior court shall provide any court user access to a lactation room in any courthouse in which a lactation room is also provided to court employees in compliance with Section 1031 of the Labor Code. The lactation room for court users shall be located within the court facility in an area that is accessible to the public or in any location that is reasonably accessible to the public using the court facility. The lactation room for court users shall meet all of the requirements of Section 1031 of the Labor Code.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a superior court may comply with this section by designating a lactation room for court users without complying with subdivision (d) of Section 1031 of the Labor Code, if due to operational, financial, or space limitations. The lactation room shall not be a bathroom, shall be shielded from view and free from intrusion while it is being used by a court user to express milk, and shall otherwise be compliant with this section.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 34, Sec. 9. (SB 133) Effective June 30, 2023. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - Officers, Attaches, and Employees Generally › Section 69894.4.

69894.4. In each county of the first class, whenever, because of the nature of the duties of any judge or officer of the court, the court determines that the best interest of the court would be served, it may assign an automobile in lieu of allowing traveling expenses.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 478, Sec. 47. (AB 1756) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - Officers, Attaches, and Employees Generally › Section 69894.5.

69894.5. The court may by rule employ and assign officers or attachés to perform the duties outlined in Section 26806 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 769.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - Officers, Attaches, and Employees Generally › Section 69894.6.

69894.6. Notwithstanding Section 69894.1, in the County of Los Angeles, a majority of the judges of the superior court may appoint 362 court reporters at salary schedule 82F, NZ, N3. The salary schedule and notes are those found in the Los Angeles County Code, Title 6. Court reporters shall serve at the pleasure of the court and may at any time be removed by the court in its discretion.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 995, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - Officers, Attaches, and Employees Generally › Section 69902.

69902. Any county having a retirement system for its employees may include in it the employees and attachés of the superior court of that county whose salaries are paid by the county. Where such action is taken by any county the included employees and attachés shall be subject to all of the provisions of the local retirement system.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - Officers, Attaches, and Employees Generally › Section 69905.

69905. In any county a majority of the judges of the superior court may appoint research assistants. The number and compensation of research assistants shall be set by the judges. The compensation of those research assistants shall be paid by the county in which they serve.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 973, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - Officers, Attaches, and Employees Generally › Section 69906.5.

69906.5. Notwithstanding Section 270 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, in Mendocino County the offices of assistant probation officer and deputy probation officer, or either of them, shall exist only if established by an ordinance adopted by the board of supervisors; and the probation officer may appoint one or more deputy or assistant probation officers only if the positions have been authorized by the board of supervisors.
(Added by renumbering Section 69906 (as added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 775) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 94.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - Officers, Attaches, and Employees Generally › Section 69907.

69907. (a) In the County of San Diego, in addition to any other compensation and benefits, each judge of the superior court shall receive the same life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, comprehensive annual physical examinations, executive flexible benefits plan (except that if deferred compensation is selected, no adjustment based on retirement tier shall apply), and dental and vision insurance as provided by the County of San Diego for the classification of chief administrative officer. Changes in these benefits shall be effective on the same date as for those for the classification of chief administrative officer.
(b) Subject to approval by the board of supervisors, each judge of the superior court shall receive long-term disability insurance to the same extent as provided by the County of San Diego for the classification of chief administrative officer.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232, Sec. 4. Operative January 9, 1991, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 1232.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - Officers, Attaches, and Employees Generally › Section 69909.

69909. (a) In the County of Riverside, in addition to any other compensation and benefits, each judge of the superior court shall receive the county flexible benefits plan.
(b) Subject to approval by the board of supervisors, each judge of the superior court shall receive long-term disability insurance to the same extent as provided by the County of Riverside for other elected county officials.
(Added by renumbering Section 69908 (as added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232) by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1091, Sec. 66.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - Officers, Attaches, and Employees Generally › Section 69917.

69917. A subordinate judicial officer may not engage in the private practice of law except to the extent permitted by Judicial Council rules. As used in this section, “subordinate judicial officer” means an officer appointed by the court to perform subordinate judicial duties as authorized by Section 22 of Article VI of the California Constitution.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 326. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8.5 - Superior Court Security › Section 69920.

69920. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Superior Court Security Act of 2012. This article implements the statutory changes necessary as a result of the realignment of superior court security funding enacted in Assembly Bill 118 (Chapter 40 of the Statutes of 2011), in which the Trial Court Security Account was established in Section 30025 to fund court security. As such, this article supersedes and replaces Function 8 of Rule 10.810 of the California Rules of Court. Although realignment changed the source of funding for court security, this article is not intended to, nor should it, result in reduced court security service delivery, increased obligations on sheriffs or counties, or other significant programmatic changes that would not otherwise have occurred absent realignment.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 27. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8.5 - Superior Court Security › Section 69921.

69921. For purposes of this article:
(a) “Court attendant” means a nonarmed, nonlaw enforcement employee of the superior court who performs those functions specified by the court, except those functions that may only be performed by armed and sworn personnel. A court attendant is not a peace officer or a public safety officer.
(b) “Court security plan” means a plan that is provided by the superior court to the Administrative Office of the Courts that includes a law enforcement security plan and all other court security matters.
(c) “Law enforcement security plan” means a plan that is provided by a sheriff or marshal that includes policies and procedures for providing public safety and law enforcement services to the court.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 28. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8.5 - Superior Court Security › Section 69921.5.

69921.5. Except for court security services provided by the marshal in the Counties of Shasta and Trinity, the sheriff is responsible for the necessary level of court security services, as established by the memorandum of understanding described in subdivision (b) of Section 69926.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 30. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8.5 - Superior Court Security › Section 69922.

69922. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, whenever required, the sheriff shall attend all superior court sessions held within his or her county. A sheriff shall attend a noncriminal, nondelinquency action, however, only if the presiding judge or his or her designee makes a determination that the attendance of the sheriff at that action is necessary for reasons of public safety. The court may use court attendants in courtrooms hearing those noncriminal, nondelinquency actions. Notwithstanding any other law, the presiding judge or his or her designee may provide that a court attendant take charge of a jury, as provided in Sections 613 and 614 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The sheriff shall obey all lawful orders and directions of all courts held within his or her county.
(b) Subject to the memorandum of understanding described in subdivision (b) of Section 69926, the court security services provided by the sheriff may include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Bailiff functions, as defined in Sections 830.1 and 830.36 of the Penal Code, in criminal and noncriminal actions, including, but not limited to, attending court.
(2) Taking charge of a jury, as provided in Sections 613 and 614 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(3) Patrolling hallways and other areas within court facilities.
(4) Overseeing and escorting prisoners in holding cells within court facilities.
(5) Providing security screening within court facilities.
(6) Providing enhanced security for judicial officers and court personnel.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 31. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8.5 - Superior Court Security › Section 69923.

69923. (a) A superior court shall not pay a sheriff for court security services and equipment, except as provided in this article.
(b) Subject to the memorandum of understanding described in subdivision (b) of Section 69926, the court may pay for court security service delivery or other significant programmatic changes that would not otherwise have been required absent the realignment of superior court security funding enacted in Assembly Bill 118 (Chapter 40 of the Statutes of 2011), in which the Trial Court Security Account was established in Section 30025 to fund court security.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 32. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8.5 - Superior Court Security › Section 69925.

69925. The presiding judge, in conjunction with the sheriff or marshal, shall develop an annual or multiyear comprehensive court security plan that includes the mutually agreed upon law enforcement security plan to be utilized by the court. The Judicial Council shall provide for the subject areas to be addressed in the plan and specify the most efficient practices for providing court security services. The Judicial Council shall establish a process for the review of court security plans by the Judicial Council in the California Rules of Court.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 33. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 9 - Official Reporters Generally › Section 69941.

69941. A superior court may appoint as many competent phonographic reporters, to be known as official reporters of such court, and such official reporters pro tempore, as are deemed necessary for the performance of the duties and the exercise of the powers conferred by law upon the court and its members.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 327. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 9 - Official Reporters Generally › Section 69942.

69942. No person shall be appointed to the position of official reporter of any court unless the person has first obtained a license to practice as a certified shorthand reporter from the Court Reporters Board of California.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 328. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 9 - Official Reporters Generally › Section 69944.

69944. Until an official reporter of any court or official reporter pro tempore has fully completed and filed all transcriptions of the reporter’s notes in any case on appeal which the reporter is required by law to transcribe, the reporter is not competent to act as official reporter in any court. Violation of subdivision (e) of Section 8025 of the Business and Professions Code shall also render an official reporter or official reporter pro tempore incompetent to act as official reporter in any court.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 329. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 9 - Official Reporters Generally › Section 69946.

69946. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the official reporter of any court or official reporter pro tempore shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 9 - Official Reporters Generally › Section 69948.5.

69948.5. Notwithstanding Section 69948, in Modoc County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 230, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 9 - Official Reporters Generally › Section 69949.

69949. The fee for reporting each default or uncontested action or proceeding is ten dollars ($10). If more than four defaults or uncontested matters are reported in any one day, or two or more defaults are reported in conjunction with any contested case, the fee is forty-five dollars ($45) a day, or any fractional part thereof.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 653.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 9 - Official Reporters Generally › Section 69950.

69950. (a) The fee for transcription for original ribbon or printed copy is one dollar and thirteen cents ($1.13) for each 100 words, and for each copy purchased at the same time by the court, party, or other person purchasing the original, twenty cents ($0.20) for each 100 words.
(b) The fee for a first copy to any court, party, or other person who does not simultaneously purchase the original shall be twenty-six cents ($0.26) for each 100 words, and for each additional copy, purchased at the same time, twenty cents ($0.20) for each 100 words.
(c) A trial court practice and policy as to the number of words or folios on a typical transcript page shall not be unilaterally changed by a trial court.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 257, Sec. 11. (AB 177) Effective September 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 9 - Official Reporters Generally › Section 69950.5.

69950.5. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, the Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature recommendations to increase uniformity in transcription rate expenditures in California. The intent of the report shall be to not reduce the rate of pay or overall compensation to reporters or jeopardize collective bargaining agreements. The Judicial Council shall work in collaboration with key stakeholder groups, including the California Court Reporters Association, exclusively recognized employee organizations representing court reporters, and the Court Reporters Board of California.
(b) The report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 257, Sec. 12. (AB 177) Effective September 23, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 9 - Official Reporters Generally › Section 69951.

69951. For transcription, the reporter may charge an additional 50 percent for special daily copy service.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 257, Sec. 13. (AB 177) Effective September 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts › ARTICLE 9 - Official Reporters Generally › Section 69952.

69952. (a) The court may specifically direct the making of a verbatim record and payment therefor shall be from the county treasury on order of the court in the following cases:
(1) Criminal matters.
(2) Juvenile proceedings.
(3) Proceedings to declare a minor free from custody.
(4) Proceedings under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, (Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).
(5) As otherwise provided by law.
(b) Except as otherwise authorized by law, the court shall not order to be transcribed and paid for out of the county treasury any matter or material except that reported by the reporter pursuant to Section 269 of the Code of Civil Procedure. When there is no official reporter in attendance and a reporter pro tempore is appointed, his or her reasonable expenses for traveling and detention shall be fixed and allowed by the court and paid in like manner. When the court orders a daily transcript, necessitating the services of two phonographic reporters, the reporting fee for each of the reporters and the transcript fee shall be proper charges against the county treasury, and the daily transcript shall be pursuant to Section 269 of the Code of Civil Procedure. When the daily transcript is prepared by a single reporter, an additional fee for technological services, as set by the court with the agreement of the reporter, may be imposed. However, the total of the fee for a single reporter and the fee for technological services shall be less than the total fee for two reporters.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 823, Sec. 2.)