California

Government Code

21,845 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 68543.5 — (a) Whenever a judge who has retired under the Judges’ Retirement System or the Judges’ Retirement System II is assigned to serve in a court of record, the state shall pay the judge for each day of se
• § 68543.7 — Subject to funding in the Budget Act, the Chief Justice shall make available by assignment the equivalent of 50 additional full-time judges.
• § 68543.8 — (a) The Legislature finds that there is a shortage of judicial officers available to provide temporary assistance to courts in rural counties, under assignment by the chief justice.
• § 68544 — When the judge files a claim, the Judicial Council shall draw warrants for the payment of extra compensation or expenses as provided in this article.
• § 68545 — The payments by the state toward the extra compensation and expenses provided in this article shall be made from the money appropriated for the support of the Judicial Council.
• § 68547 — (a) For the purposes of this article, a judge or justice is deemed to serve or sit under assignment on each day during which it is necessary for him or her on account of the assignment to serve in a s
• § 68548 — Each judge assigned by the Chairman of the Judicial Council to another court of a like or higher jurisdiction pursuant to Section 6, Article VI, of the State Constitution has no authority to refuse su
• § 68549 — (a) A judge who has been defeated in an election for his or her office and who, before his term of office expires, elects to leave his or her accumulated contributions in the fund pursuant to Section
• § 68550 — The Judicial Council shall adopt a rule of court requiring every trial court to adopt, by January 2000, a requirement limiting jury service to either one trial, or one day on call, per individual, exc
• § 68551 — The Judicial Council is authorized to conduct institutes and seminars from time to time, either regionally or on a statewide basis, for the purpose of orienting judges to new judicial assignments, kee
• § 68552 — In carrying out its duties under this article, the Judicial Council may publish and distribute manuals, guides, checklists and other materials designed to assist the judiciary.
• § 68553 — (a) The Judicial Council shall establish judicial training programs for judges, referees, commissioners, mediators, and others who are deemed appropriate who perform duties in family law matters.
• § 68553.5 — To the extent resources are available, the Judicial Council shall provide education on mental health and developmental disability issues affecting juveniles in delinquency proceedings pursuant to Sect
• § 68554 — Notwithstanding subdivisions (f) and (g) of Section 1770, the Judicial Council may grant any judge a leave of absence for a period not to exceed one year for the purpose of permitting study which will
• § 68555 — (a) The Judicial Council shall establish judicial training programs for individuals who perform duties in domestic violence or child custody matters, including, but not limited to, judicial officers,
• § 68555.5 — The Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature and the relevant policy committees, on or before January 1, 2025, and each January thereafter, on the trainings for judicial officers provided purs
• § 68560 — The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Resolution Chapter 179 of the Statutes of 1973 requested the Judicial Council of California to undertake a comprehensive survey of the language needs of Ca
• § 68560.5 — As used in this article: (a) “Court proceeding” means a civil, criminal, or juvenile proceeding, or a deposition in a civil case filed in a court of record.
• § 68561 — (a) Except for good cause as provided in subdivision (c), a person who interprets in a court proceeding using a language designated by the Judicial Council pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 68562
• § 68562 — (a) The Judicial Council shall designate the languages for which certification programs shall be established under subdivision (b).
• § 68563 — The Judicial Council shall conduct a study of language and interpreter use and need in court proceedings, with commentary, and shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and to the
• § 68564 — The Judicial Council shall adopt rules and standards to implement this article and shall establish the following: (a) Standards for determining the need for a court interpreter in particular cases.
• § 68565 — (a) The Judicial Council may establish a court interpreters advisory panel to assist the council in performing its duties under this article.
• § 68566 — A natural person who either (1) holds a valid certificate as a certified court interpreter issued by a certification entity approved by the Judicial Council, or (2) until January 1, 1996, is named and
• § 6860 — Notwithstanding any restrictions on investments contained in any laws, farm loan bonds, consolidated farm loan bonds, collateral trust debentures, consolidated debentures, or other obligations issued
• § 68600 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act.
• § 68603 — (a) The Judicial Council shall adopt standards of timely disposition for the processing and disposition of civil and criminal actions.
• § 68605 — The Judicial Council shall designate the four superior courts with 18 or more judicial positions which, as of June 30, 1986, had the highest ratio per judicial position of at-issue civil cases pending
• § 68605.5 — On and after July 1, 1992, this article shall apply to all actions and proceedings in the superior court in each county, except actions and proceedings subject to subdivision (a) of Section 68608 or s
• § 68606 — In each of the counties in which an exemplary delay reduction program is established, the presiding judge shall, (a) select a sufficient number of judges for the program that will provide, consistent
• § 68607 — In accordance with this article and consistent with statute, judges shall have the responsibility to eliminate delay in the progress and ultimate resolution of litigation, to assume and maintain contr
• § 68607.5 — No action or proceeding may be removed from a delay reduction program because of a challenge filed under Section 170.
• § 68608 — (a) Juvenile, probate, and domestic relations cases shall not be assigned to a delay reduction program, and cases which have been assigned to a judge or judges for all purposes based on subject matter
• § 68609 — (a) The presiding judge of each superior court with an exemplary delay reduction program shall assign a pro rata share of new cases, and an appropriate number of existing cases, to the program, and th
• § 68609.5 — Each court and the Judicial Council, under subdivision (b) of Section 68619, shall adopt rules to allow for the arbitration of cases designated by the court as “Uninsured Motorist” in which an action
• § 68610 — The Judicial Council, in conjunction with other interested groups as it determines appropriate, may prepare and administer a program, consistent with the policies and requirements of this article, for
• § 68612 — Judges shall, in consultation with the bar of the county to the maximum extent feasible develop and publish the procedures, standards, and policies which will be used in the program, including time st
• § 68613 — The Judicial Council may receive and expend on the programs established by this article any funds available from county, state, or federal government or other sources which may be available for such p
• § 68614 — Nothing in this article is intended to prevent a presiding judge from directing the use of the methods of delay reduction specified in Section 68607 by judges who are not part of an exemplary delay re
• § 68615 — In its discretion, the Judicial Council may contract out for performance of any of the duties imposed by this article.
• § 68616 — Delay reduction rules shall not require shorter time periods than as follows: (a) Service of the complaint within 60 days after filing.
• § 68617 — On or before October 30, 2002, the Judicial Council shall submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor regarding the effectiveness of the Centers for Complex Litigation established pursuant to
• § 68619 — (a) The Judicial Council shall review all local delay reduction rules adopted by courts and any revisions or new rules adopted by them and make recommendations to the courts of revisions so that these
• § 68620 — (a) Each superior court shall establish a delay reduction program for limited civil cases in consultation with the local bar that is consistent with the provisions of this article.
• § 68630 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) That our legal system cannot provide “equal justice under law” unless all persons have access to the courts without regard to their economi
• § 68631 — An initial fee waiver shall be granted by the court at any stage of the proceedings at both the appellate and trial court levels if an applicant meets the standards of eligibility and application requ
• § 68631.5 — For purposes of this article, a conservatee, ward, or person for whom a conservatorship or guardianship is sought, shall be deemed the “applicant,” and the conservator, guardian, or person or persons
• § 68632 — Permission to proceed without paying court fees and costs because of an applicant’s financial condition shall be granted initially to all of the following persons: (a) An applicant who is receiving pu
• § 68633 — (a) An applicant for an initial fee waiver under subdivision (a) of Section 68632 shall complete, under penalty of perjury, a Judicial Council application form requiring the applicant to list his or h
• § 68634 — (a) This section applies to the processing and determination of fee waiver applications in the trial courts.
• § 68634.5 — (a) This section applies to the processing and determination of fee waiver applications in the appellate courts.
• § 68635 — (a) This section applies only to waivers of trial court fees.
• § 68636 — (a) After the court has granted an initial fee waiver in whole or in part, and before final disposition of the case, the person who received the initial fee waiver shall notify the court within five d
• § 68637 — (a) This section applies only to waivers of trial court fees.
• § 68638 — (a) The trial court may execute on any order for payment of initially waived fees and costs in the same manner as on a judgment in a civil action.
• § 68639 — An initial fee waiver shall expire 60 days after the judgment, dismissal, or other final disposition of the case.
• § 68640 — The Judicial Council may adopt a rule of court to allow litigants who are not eligible for a fee waiver to pay court fees in installments.
• § 68641 — The Judicial Council shall adopt rules and forms to establish uniform procedures to implement this article, including, but not limited to, procedures for all of the following: (a) Considering and dete
• § 68645 — The Judicial Council shall develop an online tool for adjudicating infraction violations, including ability-to-pay determinations.
• § 68645.1 — For all infraction violations for which a personal appearance is not required, a court may allow defendants to agree to forfeit bail, plead guilty or nolo contendere, request an ability-to-pay determi
• § 68645.15 — A defendant’s request for an ability-to-pay determination through the online tool shall not impact their eligibility to attend traffic violator school pursuant to Section 42005 of the Vehicle Code.
• § 68645.2 — (a) By June 30, 2024, every court shall offer online ability-to-pay determinations using the tool developed by the Judicial Council.
• § 68645.3 — (a) A court may allow the online tool to electronically verify through encrypted transmittal whether the defendant receives public benefits, defined as any of the public benefits listed in subdivision
• § 68645.4 — (a) A court may offer trials by declaration through an online tool for all infractions for which a personal appearance is not required.
• § 68645.5 — (a) No later than February 1, 2022, and annually until February 1, 2025, the Judicial Council shall provide to the Legislature a report including the following information from participating courts th
• § 68645.7 — (a) On or before January 10 of each year, the Department of Finance, in consultation with the Judicial Council, shall estimate the level of funding needed to backfill the judicial branch for the amoun
• § 68650 — This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act.
• § 68651 — (a) Legal counsel shall be appointed to represent low-income parties in civil matters involving critical issues affecting basic human needs in those specified courts selected by the Judicial Council a
• § 68655 — (a) The California Access to Justice Commission (commission), a nonprofit public benefit corporation, is authorized to receive funding as appropriated by the Legislature.
• § 68656 — The commission shall be subject to the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law (Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code).
• § 68657 — (a) Members of the commission appointed by state officials shall be as follows: (1) Two members appointed by the Governor of California.
• § 68658 — (a) The term of each commission member shall be four years.
• § 68659 — (a) The commission is expressly authorized to inform the Legislature of its position on any legislative proposal pending before the Legislature and to urge the introduction of legislative proposals.
• § 68660 — As used in this chapter, “center” means the California Habeas Corpus Resource Center, and “board” means the board of directors of the center.
• § 68660.5 — The purposes of this chapter are to qualify the State of California for the handling of federal habeas corpus petitions under Chapter 154 of Title 28 of the United States Code, to expedite the complet
• § 68661 — There is hereby created in the judicial branch of state government the California Habeas Corpus Resource Center, which shall have all of the following general powers and duties: (a) To employ up to 34
• § 68661.1 — (a) The center may represent a person sentenced to death on a federal habeas corpus petition if and only if (1) the center was appointed to represent that person on state habeas corpus, (2) the center
• § 68661.5 — (a) Attorneys employed by the center pursuant to Section 68661 may also represent any person sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in this state who was previously sentenced to death and
• § 68662 — The superior court that imposed the sentence shall offer to appoint counsel to represent a state prisoner subject to a capital sentence for purposes of state postconviction proceedings, and shall ente
• § 68663 — No counsel appointed to represent a state prisoner under capital sentence in state postconviction proceedings shall have previously represented the prisoner at trial or on direct appeal in the case fo
• § 68664 — (a) The center shall be managed by an executive director who shall be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the center.
• § 68665 — (a) The Judicial Council and the Supreme Court shall adopt, by rule of court, binding and mandatory competency standards for the appointment of counsel in death penalty direct appeals and habeas corpu
• § 68666 — (a) The Supreme Court may compensate counsel representing indigent defendants in automatic appeals arising out of a judgment of death or for state postconviction proceedings in those cases, at a rate
• § 68701 — As used in this chapter, “commission” means the Commission on Judicial Performance provided for in Section 8 of Article VI of the Constitution, “masters” means special masters appointed by the Supreme
• § 68701.1 — In order to protect the public, enforce rigorous standards of judicial conduct, and maintain public confidence in the integrity and independence of the judicial system, the commission shall take all r
• § 68701.5 — Notwithstanding Section 68701, the Commission on Judicial Performance may investigate the conduct or performance of any retired judge serving on senior judge status pursuant to rules adopted by the Ju
• § 68702 — The commission may employ such officers, assistants, and other employees as it deems necessary for the performance of the duties and exercise of the powers conferred upon the commission and upon the m
• § 68703 — Each member of the commission and each master shall be allowed their necessary expenses for travel, board, and lodging incurred in the performance of their duties.
• § 68704 — No act of the commission shall be valid unless concurred in by a majority of its members.
• § 68725 — State and local public bodies and departments, officers and employees thereof, and officials and attaches of the courts of this State shall co-operate with and give reasonable assistance and informati
• § 68726 — It shall be the duty of the sheriffs and marshals in the several counties, upon request of the commission or its authorized representative, to serve process and execute all lawful orders of the commis
• § 68750 — In the conduct of investigations and formal proceedings, the commission or the masters may (a) administer oaths; (b) order and otherwise provide for the inspection of books and records; and (c) issue
• § 68751 — In any investigation or formal proceeding in any part of the State, the process extends to all parts of the State.
• § 68752 — If any person refuses to attend or testify or produce any writings or things required by any subpoena, the commission or the masters may petition the superior court for the county in which the hearing
• § 68753 — In any pending investigation or formal proceeding, the commission or the masters may order the deposition of a person residing within or without the state to be taken in such form and subject to such
• § 68754 — Each witness, other than an officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision or an officer or employee of a court of the state, shall receive for their attendance the same fees and all witn
• § 68755 — No award of costs shall be made in any proceeding before the commission, masters, or Supreme Court.
• § 68756 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall be given access, on an ex parte basis, to all nonpublic records of court proceedings, including confidential sealed records and transcripts, rel
• § 68770 — The Committee to Review the Operations and Structure of the Commission on Judicial Performance is hereby created in state government.
• § 68771 — (a) The committee shall consist of 15 members who are the following: (1) The director of the commission.
• § 68772 — The committee shall study and make recommendations for changes in the operations and structure of the commission that would improve the commission’s ability to carry out its mission to protect the pub
• § 68801 — The justices and officers of the Supreme Court shall be allowed their actual traveling expenses in going to and from their respective places of residence upon the business of the court or to attend it
• § 68802 — If the state does not provide proper rooms in which to hold the court and for the accommodation of the officers of the court, together with attendants, furniture, fuel, lights, and stationery, suitabl
• § 68803 — A sufficient sum shall be annually appropriated out of any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the expenses certified pursuant to Section 68802 and to defray the traveling expen
• § 68806 — The Supreme Court may appoint and employ during its pleasure such phonographic reporters, assistants, secretaries, librarians, marshals, and other employees as it deems necessary for the performance o
• § 68807 — All salaries and expenses incurred under the provisions of this chapter by the Supreme Court shall be paid from the funds appropriated for its use, when approved by the order of the court and audited
• § 68843 — The Supreme Court shall appoint a clerk, who shall be known as the Clerk/Executive Officer of the Supreme Court, and who shall serve at its pleasure.
• § 68846 — The fees collected by the Clerk/Executive Officer of the Supreme Court shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
• § 68847 — The Clerk/Executive Officer of the Supreme Court shall collect in advance the fees specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 68926) of this chapter.
• § 68900 — The Supreme Court shall appoint the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court and of the courts of appeal and such other assistants as required.
• § 68901 — The annual salary of the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court and of the courts of appeal is seventy-four thousand four hundred fifty-four dollars ($74,454) or as set by the Supreme Court, s
• § 68902 — Such opinions of the Supreme Court, of the courts of appeal, and of the appellate divisions of the superior courts as the Supreme Court may deem expedient shall be published in the official reports.
• § 68903 — The official reports shall be published under a contract to be entered into on behalf of the state by the Chief Justice of California, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the President of th
• § 68904 — The contract shall be entered into with the person who agrees to publish and sell the official reports, for a period of not less than two nor more than seven years on the terms most advantageous to th
• § 68905 — The contract shall require the publisher: (a) To print and publish each volume in the style stipulated in the contract within 60 days after the manuscript is delivered by the reporter.
• § 68915 — No appeal taken to the Supreme Court or to a court of appeal shall be dismissed for the reason only that the same was not taken to the proper court, but the cause shall be transferred to the proper co
• § 68926 — (a) (1) The fee for filing a notice of appeal in a civil case appealed to a court of appeal is six hundred five dollars ($605).
• § 68926.1 — (a) (1) Upon filing a notice of appeal for which a fee is paid pursuant to Section 68926, the appellant shall deposit the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) with the clerk of the originating court.
• § 68926.2 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, sixty-five dollars ($65) of each fee collected in a civil case by the clerk of each court of appeal pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 68926 shall be paid into t
• § 68927 — (a) The fee for filing a petition for review in a civil case in the Supreme Court after a decision in a court of appeal is five hundred forty dollars ($540).
• § 68928 — The fee for copies of any record or document in the office of the Clerk/Executive Officer of the Supreme Court or the Clerk/Executive Officer of a court of appeal is the prevailing commercial rate as
• § 68929 — The fee for comparing any document requiring a certificate is five cents ($0.
• § 68930 — The fee for each certificate under seal is one dollar ($1).
• § 68931 — There shall be no fee for administering oaths for vertification of claims against the State.
• § 68932 — For all other services not specified in this article the fee shall be the same as that prescribed by law for similar services by notaries public.
• § 68933 — (a) There is hereby established the Appellate Court Trust Fund, the proceeds of which shall be used for the purpose of funding the Supreme Court, courts of appeal, and the Judicial Council.
• § 6900 — Whenever any governmental body is a shareholder of any corporation, and a resolution is before the shareholders which will permit or authorize cumulative voting for directors, such governmental body s
• § 6901 — Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, every state agency owning common stock shall, when returning proxies to a corporation, vote each proxy that is returned to the corporation.
• § 69100 — The state is divided into six court of appeal districts designated and constituted as follows: (a) The Counties of San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Con
• § 69101 — The Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District consists of five divisions having four judges each, and shall hold its regular sessions at San Francisco.
• § 69102 — The Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District consists of eight divisions having four judges each.
• § 69103 — The Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District consists of one division having 11 judges and shall hold its regular sessions at Sacramento.
• § 69104 — The Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District consists of three divisions.
• § 69105 — The Court of Appeal for the Fifth Appellate District consists of one division having 10 judges and shall hold its regular sessions at Fresno.
• § 69106 — The Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District consists of one division having seven judges and shall hold its regular sessions at San Jose.
• § 69107 — Upon the creation of a new court of appeal district or division, the Governor shall appoint pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 16 of Article VI of the Constitution three or more persons to serve a
• § 69141 — (a) Each court of appeal may appoint and employ during its pleasure a Clerk/Executive Officer of the Court of Appeal, and other phonographic reporters, assistants, secretaries, librarians, and other e
• § 69143 — The clerk of each of the courts of appeal shall collect in advance the fees specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 68926) of Chapter 3 of this title.
• § 69154 — All fees collected by the clerks of the courts of appeal shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
• § 69202 — (a) The Judicial Council shall annually recommend to the Governor and the Legislature the amount proposed to be spent for the planning, renovation, and building of facilities for the appellate courts.
• § 69204 — The Judicial Council, as the policymaking body for the judicial branch, shall have the following responsibilities and authorities with regard to appellate court facilities, in addition to any other au
• § 69206 — The Administrative Office of the Courts shall have the following responsibilities and authority in addition to other responsibilities and authority granted by law or delegated by the Judicial Council:
• § 6930 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Governmental investor” means the Treasurer, the Teachers’ Retirement Board, and the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System.
• § 6931 — Each securities transaction or brokerage agreement carried out for a governmental investor pursuant to a soft dollar and directed brokerage arrangement, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 6930,
• § 6932 — Any written contract entered into between a governmental investor and an investment manager on or after January 1, 1991, for the management of assets of a public fund or a public pension or retirement
• § 6933 — Soft dollar and directed brokerage arrangements are not subject to any statutory competitive bidding requirements.
• § 6934 — This chapter shall apply to contracts entered into, renewed, or extended on and after January 1, 1991.
• § 6950 — It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to provide a means whereby any county or city may acquire, by purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise, lease or otherwise, and through the e
• § 69504 — The superior court of each county shall purchase and provide for the installation of the Flag of the United States and the Bear Flag of California in each superior courtroom in the county.
• § 69505 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the following procedures shall apply for business-related travel expenses of judges and employees of the trial courts: (a) The Administrativ
• § 69507 — The presiding judge of each superior court may designate a judge of the court to be available on days other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday to perform a marriage without fee.
• § 69508 — (a) The judges of each superior court having three or more judges, shall choose from their own number a presiding judge who serves as such at their pleasure.
• § 69508.5 — (a) In courts with two judges a presiding judge shall be selected by the judges each calendar year and the selection should be on the basis of administrative qualifications and interest.
• § 6951 — The Legislature finds that the rapid growth and spread of urban development is encroaching upon, or eliminating, many open areas and spaces of varied size and character, including many having signific
• § 6952 — The Legislature hereby declares that it is necessary for sound and proper urban and metropolitan development, and in the public interest of the people of this State for any county or city to expend or
• § 6953 — The Legislature further declares that the acquisition of interests or rights in real property for the preservation of open spaces and areas constitutes a public purpose for which public funds may be e
• § 6954 — For the purposes of this chapter an “open space” or “open area” is any space or area characterized by (1) great natural scenic beauty or (2) whose existing openness, natural condition, or present stat
• § 69560 — If the Legislature diminishes the number of judges of the superior court in any county or city and county, the offices which first become vacant, to the number of judges diminished, shall be deemed to
• § 69580 — In the County of Alameda there are 67 judges of the superior court.
• § 69580.3 — In the County of Alpine there are two judges of the superior court.
• § 69580.7 — In the County of Amador there are two judges of the superior court.
• § 69581 — In the County of Butte there are 10 judges of the superior court.
• § 69581.3 — In the County of Calaveras there are two judges of the superior court.
• § 69581.7 — In the County of Colusa there are two judges of the superior court.
• § 69582 — In the County of Contra Costa there are 33 judges of the superior court.
• § 69582.3 — In the County of Del Norte there are two judges of the superior court.
• § 69582.5 — In the County of El Dorado there are six judges of the superior court.
• § 69583 — In the County of Fresno there are 36 judges of the superior court.
• § 69583.5 — In the County of Glenn there are two judges of the superior court.
• § 69584 — In the County of Humboldt there are seven judges of the superior court.
• § 69584.5 — In the County of Imperial there are nine judges of the superior court.
• § 69584.7 — In the County of Inyo there are two judges of the superior court.
• § 69585 — In the County of Kern there are 33 judges of the superior court.
• § 69585.5 — In the County of Kings there are seven judges of the superior court.
• § 69585.7 — In the County of Lake there are four judges of the superior court.
• § 69585.9 — In the County of Lassen there are two judges of the superior court.
• § 69586 — In the County of Los Angeles there are 429 judges of the superior court.
• § 69587 — In the County of Madera there are seven judges of the Superior Court.
• § 69588 — In the County of Marin there are 10 judges of the Superior Court.
• § 69588.3 — In the County of Mariposa there are two judges of the superior court.
• § 69588.7 — In the County of Mendocino there are eight judges of the superior court.
• § 69589 — In the County of Merced there are six judges of the superior court.
• § 69589.3 — In the County of Modoc there are two judges of the superior court.
• § 69589.7 — In the County of Mono there are two judges of the superior court.
• § 69590 — In the County of Monterey there are 18 judges of the superior court.
• § 69590.5 — In the County of Napa there are six judges of the superior court.
• § 69590.7 — In the County of Nevada there are six judges of the superior court.
• § 69591 — In the County of Orange there are 109 judges of the superior court.
• § 69591.3 — In the County of Placer there are nine judges of the superior court.
• § 69591.7 — In the County of Plumas there are two judges of the superior court.
• § 69592 — In the County of Riverside there are 53 judges of the superior court.
• § 69593 — In the County of Sacramento there are 52 judges of the superior court.
• § 69593.5 — In the County of San Benito there are two judges of the superior court.
• § 69594 — In the County of San Bernardino there are 65 judges of the superior court.
• § 69595 — In the County of San Diego there are 128 judges of the superior court.
• § 69596 — In the City and County of San Francisco there are 50 judges of the superior court.
• § 69598 — In the County of San Joaquin there are 26 judges of the superior court.
• § 69598.5 — In the County of San Luis Obispo there are 11 judges of the superior court.
• § 69599 — In San Mateo County there are 26 judges of the superior court.