SB 1190, as introduced, Jackson. Courts: judgeships.
(1) Existing law specifies the number of judges for the superior court of each county and for each division of each district of the court of appeal. Existing law provides that the Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District consists of 3 divisions. Existing law requires that one of these divisions hold its regular sessions in the San Bernadino/Riverside area and further requires this division to have 7 judges.
This bill would increase the number of judges in the division of the Fourth Appellate District of the Court of Appeal located in the San Bernadino/Riverside area to 9 judges.
(2) Existing law allocates additional judgeships to the various counties in accordance with uniform standards for factually determining additional need in each county, as approved by the Judicial Council. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to report biennially to the Legislature and the Governor on the factually determined need for new judgeships in each superior court using that uniform criteria for allocation of judgeships. Existing law authorizes 50 additional judges, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to be allocated to the various county superior courts, pursuant to uniform criteria approved by the Judicial Council.
This bill would appropriate an unspecified sum from the General Fund to the judicial branch for the purpose of funding the cost of those additional judgeships described above. The bill would also authorize 50 additional judges, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act of moneys expressly identified for the purpose of initially funding the costs of additional new judges, to be allocated to the various superior courts, pursuant to the uniform criteria approved by the Judicial Council.
Vote: 2⁄3. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 69104 of the Government Code is
2amended to read:
The Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District
4consists of three divisions. One division shall hold its regular
5sessions at San Diego and shall have 10 judges. One division shall
6hold its regular sessions in the San Bernardino/Riverside area and
7shall havebegin delete sevenend deletebegin insert nineend insert judges. One division shall hold its regular
8sessions in Orange County and shall have eight judges.
Section 69614 of the Government Code is amended
10to read:
(a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature in the
122006-07 fiscal year, there shall be 50 additional judges allocated
13to the various superior courts pursuant to the uniform criteria
14described in subdivision (b) for determining the need for additional
15superior court judges.
16(b) The judges shall be allocated, in accordance with the uniform
17standards for factually determining additional judicial need in each
18county, asbegin insert end insertbegin insertupdated andend insert approved by the Judicial Councilbegin delete in August ,
pursuant to the Update of Judicial Needs Study,
192001, and as modified and approved by the Judicial Council in
20August 2004end delete
21based on the following criteria:
22(1) Court filings data averaged over a period of three years.
23(2) Workload standards that represent the average amount of
24time of bench and nonbench work required to resolve each case
25type.
P3 1(3) A ranking methodology that provides consideration for
2courts that have the greatest need relative to their current
3complement of judicial officers.
4(c) (1) The Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature and
5the Governor on or before November 1 of every even-numbered
6year on the factually determined need for new judgeships in each
7superior court using the uniform criteria for allocation of judgeships
8described in subdivision (b), as updated and applied to
the average
9of the prior three years’ filings.
10(2) On or before November 30, 2011, the Judicial Council shall
11provide to the Legislature a special assessment of the need for new
12judgeships in the family law and juvenile law assignments for each
13superior court.
14(3) The Judicial Council shall report, beginning with the report
15due to the Legislature on November 1, 2012, on the implementation
16and effect of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c)
17of Section 69615.
Section 69614.2 of the Government Code is amended
19to read:
Upon appropriation by the Legislature in thebegin delete 2007-08end delete
21begin insert 2014end insertbegin insert-15end insert fiscal year, there shall be 50 additional judges allocated
22to the various county superior courts, pursuant to the uniform
23criteria described in subdivision (b) of Section 69614, as updated
24and approved by the Judicial Council onbegin delete February 23, 2007end delete
25begin insert January 17, 2013end insert.
Section 69614.4 is added to the Government Code, to
27read:
Upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual
29Budget Act of moneys expressly identified for the purpose of this
30section, there shall be 50 additional judges allocated to the various
31superior courts pursuant to the uniform criteria described in
32subdivision (b) of Section 69614, as updated and approved by the
33Judicial Council on January 17, 2013. A judgeship shall not be
34created pursuant to this section unless funding for that purpose is
35provided in the annual Budget Act.
The sum of ____ dollars ($____) is hereby appropriated
37from the General Fund to the judicial branch for the purpose of
P4 1funding the cost of new judgeships and accompanying staff
2pursuant to Section 69614.2.
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