2005 California Government Code Sections 69893.7-69917 Article 8. Officers, Attaches, and Employees Generally

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.
69894.3.  Employees of the superior court in each county having a
population of over 2,000,000 shall be entitled to step advancement,
vacation, sick leave, holiday benefits and other leaves of absence
and other benefits as may be directed by rules of the court.  Where
statutes require implementation by local ordinances for the extension
of benefits to local officers and employees, these may be made
applicable by rule to court personnel, including but not limited to
jurors, and judges.
   These benefits shall also include the same lump sum payments for
sick leave and vacation for the superior court employees when they
are separated from the service as are made to county employees of the
county; except that lump-sum payments to court commissioners when
separated from the service of the superior court shall be limited to
accrued vacation if any, as is provided by local rule of court,
exclusive of accrued sick leave.
   Court employees under this section shall have the right to
transfer to other departments in the county government, subject to
the approval of the board of supervisors, the county charter, and
other usual conditions that may be placed upon the transfer,
including, but not limited to, a requirement that the transferee
successfully complete an appropriate civil service examination.  The
right of transfer shall not give any employee any additional rights
by reason of his employment with the court, other than those to which
he would have been entitled if the employment had been with a
different department of the county government.
   Employment by the court shall be deemed to be employment by the
county, if approved by rule of court, for the purpose of determining
a court employee's rights with respect to a county's ordinances
providing for salary step advancements and other employee benefits
and rights, including, but not limited to, amount of compensation,
vacations, sick leave, and accumulated sick leave.
   In any such county attaches may be voluntarily transferred from a
position in one judicial district to a position in another within the
county and promoted or voluntarily demoted from a position in one
judicial district to a position in another within the county in
substantially the same manner as transfers, demotions and promotions
are authorized generally in county departments or between departments
of the county.
   Rules of the court may include other matters pertaining to the
general administration of the court, including conditions of
employment of court personnel, including but not limited to jurors
and judges.  When rules are adopted by a majority of the judges and
filed with the Judicial Council they shall have the same status as
other rules of court adopted pursuant to Section 68070.
   When requested to do so by the court the county shall through the
county civil service commission furnish to the court services as may
be required in connection with the recruitment and employment of
court officers and employees.
69894.4.  All of the employees provided for in Section 69894.1 and
judges of the superior court in each county having a population of
over 2,000,000 shall be allowed actual traveling and necessary
expenses incurred while engaged in the duties of their office, which
shall be the same as allowed to officers and employees of such
county.  Any expenses for travel outside of the county shall require
the prior approval of the board of supervisors.
   Whenever, because of the nature of the duties of any judge or
officer of the court, the board of supervisors determines that the
best interest of the county and the court would be served, it may
assign an automobile in lieu of allowing travel expenses.
   The salaries provided for in said Section 69894.1 shall be paid by
the county out of such fund as other salary demands against the
county are paid.  The expenses provided for in this section shall be
paid in monthly installments out of the general fund.  Salaries and
expenses shall be audited in the same manner as the law requires for
other demands against the county.
69894.5.  The court may by rule employ and assign officers or
attachG s to perform the duties outlined in Section 26806 of the
Government Code.
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.
69902.  Any county having a retirement system for its employees may
include in it the employees and attaches 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 attaches shall be
subject to all of the provisions of the local retirement system.
69903.  In any county with a population of less than 1,073,200, but
more than 1,069,700 as determined by the 1970 federal census, a
majority of the judges of the superior court may appoint the listed
officers and employees whose salaries shall be paid by the county as
follows:
                         Title                                Item
        1     Executive officer .......................       9030
        1     Assistant executive officer .............       9031
        1     Juvenile courts coordinator .............       9039
        1     Probate commissioner ....................       9050
        2     Senior referees .........................       9053
        31    Court reporters .........................       9056
        1     Staff services assistant ................       0230
        2     Secretary II ............................       1220
        1     Court statistician ......................       9038
        1     Supervising conciliation counselor ......       9054
        1     Conciliation counselor ..................       9057
        3     Steno II ................................       1210
        1     Chief calendar clerk ....................       9033
        1     Chief deputy jury commissioner ..........       9035
        1     Chief deputy calendar clerk/jury commis-
              commissioner ............................       9034
        1     Legal secretary reporter II .............       1245
        10    Specialist clerks .......................       1128
        2     Supervising clerk I .....................       1138
        1     Chief probate investigator ..............       9065
        3     Probate investigators ...................       9060
        1     Clerk II ................................       1120
              Court reporter, pro tem .................       F
78.16/day
   The item number set forth in the previous paragraph refers to the
classifications contained in the Alameda County salary ordinance and
superior court positions shall be paid the equivalent amount as
specified in the salary ordinance.
   All personnel appointed pursuant to this section shall be exempt
from civil service laws serving at the pleasure of the judges of the
court and may at any time be removed by a majority thereof at their
discretion.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
each judge may appoint a competent phonographic reporter who shall
perform, in addition to his other duties, such secretarial services
for the appointing judge as he requires in the performance of his
official duties.
   With the approval of the board of supervisors, a majority of the
judges may establish such additional titles and pay rates as are
required and may appoint such additional commissioners, officers,
assistants, and other employees as they deem necessary for the
performance of the duties and exercise of the powers conferred by law
upon the court and its members.  Rates of compensation of all such
officers, assistants, and other employees may be adjusted by joint
action and approval of the board of supervisors and a majority of the
judges of the court.  Such additional appointments or changes in
compensation made pursuant to this section shall be on an interim
basis and shall expire on the effective date of appropriate ratifying
or modifying state legislation.
   All personnel except pro tem court reporters shall be entitled to
salary advancement, vacation, sick leave, holiday benefits, other
leaves of absence, and other benefits, not more than that provided in
the Alameda County Administrative Code for county employees.
However, vacation benefits for commissioner and referee
classifications shall be determined by written court policy.
   All personnel except pro tem court reporters shall be included in
the Alameda County retirement system.
   If the board of supervisors provides by ordinance or resolution
for a rate of compensation for positions in any of the superior court
classes specified in this section which is higher than that herein
otherwise provided for, such higher rate of compensation shall be
effective at the same time and in the same manner as rates of pay for
Alameda County employees generally.  Comparative classes shall be
determined by a majority of the judges and the board of supervisors.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.