2007 California Government Code Article 3. Number Of Judges

CA Codes (gov:69580-69615)

69580.  In the County of Alameda there are 69 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 49 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 63 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.


69599.5.  In the County of Santa Barbara there are 19 judges of the
superior court.



69600.  In the County of Santa Clara there are 79 judges of the
superior court.



69600.5.  In the County of Santa Cruz there are 10 judges of the
superior court.



69601.  In the County of Shasta there are nine judges of the
superior court.


69601.3.  In the County of Sierra there are two judges of the
superior court.


69601.7.  In the County of Siskiyou there are four judges of the
superior court.



69602.  In the County of Solano there are 16 judges of the superior
court.


69603.  In the County of Sonoma there are 16 judges of the superior
court.


69604.  In the County of Stanislaus there are 17 judges of the
superior court.


69604.3.  In the County of Sutter there are five judges of the
superior court.


69604.5.  In the County of Tehama there are four judges of the
superior court.


69604.7.  In the County of Trinity there are two judges of the
superior court.


69605.  In the County of Tulare there are 16 judges of the superior
court.


69605.5.  In the County of Tuolumne there are four judges of the
superior court.



69606.  In the County of Ventura there are 28 judges of the superior
court.


69610.  In the County of Yolo there are nine judges of the superior
court.


69611.  In the County of Yuba there are five judges of the superior
court.


69614.  (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature in the 2006-07
fiscal year, there shall be 50 additional judges allocated to the
various county 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 approved by the Judicial Council in August, 2001, and as
modified and approved by the Judicial Council in August, 2004,
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) 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 calendar years' filings.



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 on February 23, 2007.



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.


69615.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this
section to restore an appropriate balance between subordinate
judicial officers and judges in the trial courts by providing for the
conversion, as needed, of subordinate judicial officer positions to
judgeships in courts that assign subordinate judicial officers to act
as temporary judges. The Legislature finds that these positions must
be converted to judgeships in order to ensure that critical case
types, including family, probate, and juvenile law matters can be
heard by judges.
   (b) (1) (A) Sixteen subordinate judicial officer positions in
eligible superior courts, as determined by the Judicial Council
pursuant to uniform criteria for determining the need for converting
existing subordinate judicial officer positions to superior court
judgeships, shall be converted to judgeships as set forth in
paragraph (2).
   (B) Upon subsequent authorization by the Legislature, 146
subordinate judicial officer positions in eligible superior courts,
as determined by the Judicial Council pursuant to uniform criteria
for determining the need for converting existing subordinate judicial
officer positions to superior court judgeships, shall be converted
to judgeships as set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3), except that no
more than 16 subordinate judicial officer positions may be converted
in any fiscal year.
   (2) The positions for conversion shall be allocated each fiscal
year pursuant to uniform allocation standards to be developed by the
Judicial Council for factually determining the relative judicial need
for conversion of a subordinate judicial officer position that
becomes vacant to a superior court judgeship position.
   (3) Beginning in the 2008-09 fiscal year, a subordinate judicial
officer position shall be converted to a judgeship when all of the
following conditions are met:
   (A) A vacancy occurs in a subordinate judicial officer position in
an eligible superior court as determined by the uniform allocation
standards described in paragraph (2).
   (B) The Judicial Council files notice of the vacancies and
allocations with the Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules, the
Speaker of the Assembly, and the respective chairs of the Senate and
Assembly Committees on Judiciary.
   (C) The proposed action is ratified by the Legislature, either in
the annual Budget Act or other legislative measure.
   (4) The provisions of Section 12011.5 of the Government Code shall
apply to any appointment to a superior court judgeship converted
from a subordinate judicial officer position.
   (c) For purposes of this section, "subordinate judicial officer"
means an officer appointed under the authority of Section 22 of
Article VI of the California Constitution. This section shall not
apply to a subordinate judicial officer established by Section 4251
of the Family Code.
   (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that no subordinate
judicial officer shall involuntarily lose his or her position solely
due to operation of this section. This section does not change the
employment relationship between subordinate judicial officers and the
trial courts established by law.
   (e) This section does not limit the authority of the Governor to
appoint a person to fill a vacancy pursuant to subdivision (c) of
Section 16 of Article VI of the California Constitution.
   (f) This section does not entitle a court to an increase in
funding.
   (g) The operation of this section shall neither increase nor
decrease the number of judicial and subordinate judicial officer
positions and court support positions for which a county is
responsible by law.