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2011 California Code
Government Code
TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655]

TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS

68070-77655

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 1.1. Judicial Emergencies

CHAPTER 1.3. Elections of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record

CHAPTER 1.4. Management of Trial Court Records

CHAPTER 1.5. Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record

CHAPTER 2. The Judicial Council

68500-68641

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Assignment of Judges

ARTICLE 3. Coordinated Educational Programs for the Judiciary

ARTICLE 4. Court Interpreter Services

ARTICLE 5. The Trial Court Delay Reduction Act

ARTICLE 6. Waiver of Court Fees and Costs

CHAPTER 2.1. Civil Legal Representation

CHAPTER 2.3. California Habeas Corpus Resource Center

CHAPTER 2.5. Commission on Judicial Performance

68701-68756

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Co-operation of Public Officers and Agencies

ARTICLE 3. Investigations and Hearings

CHAPTER 3. The Supreme Court

68801-68933

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. The Chief Clerk

ARTICLE 3. The Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeal

ARTICLE 3.5. Transfer of Cases Appealed to the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal

ARTICLE 4. Fees in the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal

CHAPTER 4. The Courts of Appeal

69100-69154

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Officers and Employees

CHAPTER 4.2. Appellate Court Facilities

CHAPTER 5. The Superior Courts

69504-70141.11

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2.5. Reduction of Number of Judges in Superior Court

ARTICLE 3. Number of Judges

ARTICLE 4. Superior Court Districts in Los Angeles County

ARTICLE 5. Sessions

ARTICLE 7. Clerk

ARTICLE 8. Officers, Attaches, and Employees Generally

ARTICLE 8.5. Superior Court Security

ARTICLE 9. Official Reporters Generally

ARTICLE 10. Official Reporters in Counties With a Population of 70,000 to 100,000

ARTICLE 10.1. Official Reporters in Counties with a Population of 750,000 to 1,070,000

ARTICLE 10.2. Official Reporters in Counties With a Population of 240,000 to 260,000

ARTICLE 10.3. Official Reporters in Counties With a Population of 490,000 to 503,000

ARTICLE 10.4. Official Reporters and Fees in Counties With a Population of 375,000 to 400,000

ARTICLE 10.5. Official Reporters in Counties with a Population of 10,000 to 10,500

ARTICLE 10.6. Official Reporters in Counties With a Population of 210,000 to 220,000

ARTICLE 10.7. Official Reporters in Counties With a Population of 300,000 to 310,000

ARTICLE 11. Official Reporters and Fees in Particular Counties

ARTICLE 12. Alternative Provisions for Official Reporter in Counties With a Population of 700,000 and Under 750,000

ARTICLE 12.1. Official Reporters in Tulare County

ARTICLE 12.5. Official Reporters in Counties With a Population of 95,000 and Under 120,000

ARTICLE 12.7. Official Reporters in Counties with a Population of 140,000 to 147,000

ARTICLE 12.8. Official Reporters and Fees in Counties With a Population of 120,000 to 130,000

ARTICLE 13. Court Commissioners

CHAPTER 5.1. Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts

70200-70219

ARTICLE 1. Unification Voting Procedure

ARTICLE 2. Transitional Provisions for Unification

CHAPTER 5.7. Superior Court Facilities

70301-70403

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Responsibility for Court Facilities

ARTICLE 3. Agreements Transferring Responsibility for Court Facilities

ARTICLE 4. Administration of Shared Use Buildings

ARTICLE 5. County Facilities Payment

ARTICLE 6. State Court Facilities Construction Fund

ARTICLE 7. Authority and Responsibility

ARTICLE 8. Transitional Funding

CHAPTER 5.8. Superior Court Fees

70600-70678

ARTICLE 1. Civil Fees Generally

ARTICLE 2. Fees in Probate Proceedings

ARTICLE 3. Fees in Family Law Matters

CHAPTER 6. Provisions Relating to Trial Courts

71002-71386

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Preservation of Judicial Districts

ARTICLE 3. Court Superseded by Municipal Court

ARTICLE 7. Marshal

ARTICLE 8. Retirement of Marshals and Constables

ARTICLE 10. Uniform Accounting System for Courts

CHAPTER 7. Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act

71600-71675

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Authority to Hire, Classification, and Compensation

ARTICLE 3. Labor Relations

ARTICLE 4. Employment Selection and Advancement

ARTICLE 5. Employment Protection System

ARTICLE 6. Personnel Files

ARTICLE 7. Relation to Other Trial Court Statutes

CHAPTER 7.5. Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act

CHAPTER 8. Superior Courts

72004-72403

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Clerk

ARTICLE 3. Marshal

ARTICLE 4. Additional Deputies

ARTICLE 5. Other Officers

ARTICLE 8. When Open for Business

ARTICLE 9. Traffic Referees

CHAPTER 9. Los Angeles County

CHAPTER 10. Other Municipal Courts Districts

73301-74988

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 3. Kings County

ARTICLE 7. Monterey County

ARTICLE 9. El Cajon Judicial District

ARTICLE 9.5. Humboldt County

ARTICLE 10.5. Fresno County

ARTICLE 11.5. Imperial County

ARTICLE 11.6. Madera County

ARTICLE 12. Marin County

ARTICLE 12.2. Mariposa County

73783.1-73783.3

ARTICLE 12.3. Mendocino County

ARTICLE 12.5. Merced County

ARTICLE 16. North County Judicial District

ARTICLE 20. Riverside County

ARTICLE 25. San Diego Judicial District

ARTICLE 27. San Luis Obispo County

ARTICLE 28. Santa Barbara County

ARTICLE 29.6. Siskiyou County

ARTICLE 30. South Bay Judicial District

ARTICLE 30.1. Glenn County

ARTICLE 31. Stanislaus County

ARTICLE 32.3. San Joaquin County Court Security and Civil Process Consolidation

ARTICLE 35.5. Yuba County

ARTICLE 37. Butte County

ARTICLE 38. Napa County

ARTICLE 39. Yolo County

ARTICLE 40. Shasta County

CHAPTER 11. Judges’ Retirement Law

75000-75111

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Retirement for Service

ARTICLE 2.5. Community Property

ARTICLE 3. Disability Retirement

ARTICLE 3.5. Payment of Benefits

ARTICLE 3.6. Benefits Payable

ARTICLE 4. Employment of Retired Judges

ARTICLE 4.5. Extended Service Incentive Program

ARTICLE 5. Survivor Benefits

ARTICLE 5.1. Surviving Children Benefits

ARTICLE 6. Judges’ Retirement Fund

CHAPTER 11.5. Judges’ Retirement System II

75500-75613

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Early Retirement and Normal Retirement

ARTICLE 3. Community Property

ARTICLE 4. Disability Retirement

ARTICLE 5. Payment of Benefits

ARTICLE 6. Employment of Retired Judges

ARTICLE 7. Survivor and Insurance Benefits

ARTICLE 8. Fund

CHAPTER 12. County Penalties

76000-76252

ARTICLE 1. Penalties

ARTICLE 2. Allocation of Penalties

ARTICLE 3. County Provisions

CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts

77000-77400

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Legislative Findings

ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions

ARTICLE 5. Nonseverability

CHAPTER 14. Trial Court Funding and Improvement Act of 1997

77600-77655

ARTICLE 1. The Task Force on Trial Court Employees

ARTICLE 2. The Task Force on Court Facilities

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