Title GOV — California Gov. Code
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Gov. Code § 70200 Section 70200
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(a) The municipal and superior courts in a county shall be unified on a majority vote of superior court judges and a majority vote of municipal court judges in the county, pursuant to the procedures provided in this article. (b) The vote shall be conducted by the Judicial Council…
Gov. Code § 70201 Section 70201
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(a) The Judicial Council or registrar of voters shall certify the results of a vote to unify the municipal courts and the superior courts in a county. (b) Unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county requires an affirmative vote of a majority of all superior court…
Gov. Code § 70202 Section 70202
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Unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county shall occur on the earlier of the date specified in the unification vote or 180 days following certification of the vote for unification.
Gov. Code § 70210 Section 70210
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The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court not inconsistent with statute for: (a) The orderly conversion of proceedings pending in municipal courts to proceedings in superior courts, and for proceedings commenced in superior courts on and after the date the municipal and sup…
Gov. Code § 70211 Section 70211
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When the municipal and superior courts in a county are unified: (a) The judgeships in each municipal court in that county are abolished and the previously selected municipal court judges become judges of the superior court in that county. Until revised by statute, the total numbe…
Gov. Code § 70212 Section 70212
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Except as provided by statute to the contrary, in a county in which the municipal and superior courts become unified, the following shall occur automatically in each preexisting municipal and superior court: (a) Previously selected officers (including subordinate judicial officer…
Gov. Code § 70213 Section 70213
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(a) In a county in which the municipal and superior courts become unified, until revised by the Judicial Council, forms for proceedings within the jurisdiction of municipal courts may be used as if the proceedings were in a municipal court. (b) The Judicial Council may adopt rule…
Gov. Code § 70214 Section 70214
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When the municipal and superior courts in a county are unified: (a) Until revised by statute, the total number of authorized court commissioners in the unified superior court shall equal the previously authorized number of court commissioners in the municipal court and superior c…
Gov. Code § 70215 Section 70215
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This article and other statutes governing unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county shall prevail over any inconsistent statutes otherwise applicable to the municipal or superior courts in the county, including, but not limited to, statutes governing the number…
Gov. Code § 70216 Section 70216
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(a) If unification of the municipal and superior courts within a county occurs during an election for the office of municipal court judge, the conduct of the direct primary election and general election shall be governed by the law otherwise applicable to the election of a munici…
Gov. Code § 70217 Section 70217
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On unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county, until adoption of a statewide structure for trial court employees, officers, and other personnel by the Legislature: (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law contained in this title, upon unification, previous…
Gov. Code § 70218 Section 70218
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When the municipal and superior court in a county are unified: (a) Article 3 (commencing with Section 71630) of Chapter 7 of Title 8 shall be fully applicable to the county and the unified superior court. (b) An employee organization that has been previously recognized as a repre…