CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2108

Introduced by Assembly Member Obernolte

February 06, 2020

An act to add Section 69614.5 to the Government Code, relating to courts.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2108, as introduced, Obernolte. Judgeships.
Existing law specifies the number of judges of the superior court of each county. Existing law allocates additional judges to various superior courts pursuant to uniform standards for factually determining additional judicial need in each county, as updated and approved by the Judicial Council.
This bill would allocate 50 additional judges to the various county superior courts, pursuant to the uniform criteria described above, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the 2021–22 fiscal year.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 69614.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:

69614.5.
 Upon appropriation by the Legislature in the 2021–22 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.