Bill Text: CA SB38 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Courts: judgeships.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-08-16 - August 16 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. [SB38 Detail]

Download: California-2017-SB38-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Senate  January 23, 2018

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 38

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Introduced by Senator Roth
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Cervantes)

December 05, 2016

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An act to amend Section 69104 of the Government Code, relating to courts, and making an appropriation therefor. courts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 38, as amended, Roth. Courts: judgeships.

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 4th Appellate District consists of 3 divisions. Existing law requires that one of these divisions hold its regular sessions in the San Bernardino/Riverside area and further requires this division to have 7 judges.

This bill would increase the number of judges in the division of the 4th Appellate District of the Court of Appeal for the 4th Appellate District located in the San Bernardino/Riverside area to 8 judges. The bill would appropriate $1,202,000 from the General Fund to the judicial branch for the purpose of funding the cost of that new appellate court justice and accompanying staff.

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 $14,813,000 from the General Fund to the judicial branch for the purpose of funding the cost of 10 of those 50 judgeships and accompanying staff.

Digest Key

Vote: TWO_THIRDSMAJORITY   Appropriation: YESNO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 69104 of the Government Code is amended to read:

69104.

 The Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District consists of three divisions. One division shall hold its regular sessions at San Diego and shall have 10 judges. One division shall hold its regular sessions in the San Bernardino/Riverside area and shall have eight judges. One division shall hold its regular sessions in Orange County and shall have eight judges.

SEC. 2.

The sum of sixteen million fifteen thousand dollars ($16,015,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the judicial branch for the following purposes:

(a)The sum of one million two hundred two thousand dollars ($1,202,000) shall be used by the judicial branch to fund the cost of a new appellate court justice and accompanying staff pursuant to Section 69104 of the Government Code.

(b)The sum of fourteen million eight hundred thirteen thousand dollars ($14,813,000) shall be used by the judicial branch to fund the cost of 10 of the 50 new judgeships, and accompanying staff, pursuant to Section 69614.2 of the Government Code.