TITLE 2. JUDICIAL OFFICERS [165. - 187.]
Title 2 repealed and added by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 35.
§§ 165–187 · 23 sections
CHAPTER 2. Powers of Judges at Chambers §§ 165–167 · 4 sections
- § 165 The justices of the Supreme Court and of the courts of appeal, or any of them, may, at chambers, grant all orders and writs which are usually granted in the…
- § 166 (a) The judges of the superior courts may, in chambers: (1) Grant all orders and writs that are usually granted in the first instance upon an ex parte…
- § 166.1 Upon the written request of any party or his or her counsel, or at the judge’s discretion, a judge may indicate in any interlocutory order a belief that there…
- § 167 Any act required or permitted to be performed by the clerk of a court may be performed by a judge thereof.
CHAPTER 3. Disqualifications of Judges §§ 170–170.9 · 10 sections
- § 170 A judge has a duty to decide any proceeding in which he or she is not disqualified.
- § 170.1 (a) A judge shall be disqualified if any one or more of the following are true: (1) (A) The judge has personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts…
- § 170.2 It shall not be grounds for disqualification that the judge: (a) Is or is not a member of a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual or similar group and the…
- § 170.3 (a) (1) If a judge determines himself or herself to be disqualified, the judge shall notify the presiding judge of the court of his or her recusal and shall…
- § 170.4 (a) A disqualified judge, notwithstanding his or her disqualification may do any of the following: (1) Take any action or issue any order necessary to maintain…
- § 170.5 For the purposes of Sections 170 to 170.5, inclusive, the following definitions apply: (a) “Judge” means judges of the superior courts, and court commissioners…
- § 170.6 (a) (1) A judge, court commissioner, or referee of a superior court of the State of California shall not try a civil or criminal action or special proceeding…
- § 170.7 Section 170.6 does not apply to a judge designated or assigned to serve on the appellate division of a superior court in the judge’s capacity as a judge of…
- § 170.8 When there is no judge of a court qualified to hear an action or proceeding, the clerk shall forthwith notify the Chairman of the Judicial Council of that…
- § 170.9 (a) A judge shall not accept gifts from a single source in a calendar year with a total value of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). This section shall…
CHAPTER 4. Incidental Powers and Duties of Judicial Officers §§ 177–179 · 4 sections
- § 177 A judicial officer shall have power: (a) To preserve and enforce order in the officer’s immediate presence, and in proceedings before the officer, when the…
- § 177.5 A judicial officer shall have the power to impose reasonable money sanctions, not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500), notwithstanding any other…
- § 178 For the effectual exercise of the powers conferred by the last section, a judicial officer may punish for contempt in the cases provided in this Code.
- § 179 Each of the justices of the Supreme Court and of any court of appeal and the judges of the superior courts, shall have power in any part of the state to take…
CHAPTER 5. Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice §§ 182–187 · 5 sections
- § 182 The heading to this chapter shall not be deemed to govern or limit the scope or meaning of this chapter.
- § 184 No proceeding in any court of justice, in an action or special proceeding pending therein, shall be affected by a vacancy in the office of all or any of the…
- § 185 (a) Every written proceeding in a court of justice in this state shall be in the English language, and judicial proceedings shall be conducted, preserved, and…
- § 186 Such abbreviations as are in common use may be used, and numbers may be expressed by figures or numerals in the customary manner.
- § 187 When jurisdiction is, by the Constitution or this Code, or by any other statute, conferred on a Court or judicial officer, all the means necessary to carry it…