ARTICLE VI JUDICIAL [SEC. 1. - SEC. 22.]

Article 6 added Nov. 8, 1966, by Prop. 1-a. Res.Ch. 139, 1966 1st Ex. Sess.

Art. VI, §§ 1–22 · 23 sections

• Art. VI, § 1 The judicial power of this State is vested in the Supreme Court, courts of appeal, and superior courts, all of which are courts of record.
• Art. VI, § 2 The Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of California and 6 associate justices. The Chief Justice may convene the court at any time. Concurrence of 4…
• Art. VI, § 3 The Legislature shall divide the State into districts each containing a court of appeal with one or more divisions. Each division consists of a presiding…
• Art. VI, § 4 In each county there is a superior court of one or more judges. The Legislature shall prescribe the number of judges and provide for the officers and employees…
• Art. VI, § 6 (a) The Judicial Council consists of the Chief Justice and one other judge of the Supreme Court, three judges of courts of appeal, 10 judges of superior…
• Art. VI, § 7 The Commission on Judicial Appointments consists of the Chief Justice, the Attorney General, and the presiding justice of the court of appeal of the affected…
• Art. VI, § 8 (a) The Commission on Judicial Performance consists of one judge of a court of appeal and two judges of superior courts, each appointed by the Supreme Court;…
• Art. VI, § 9 The State Bar of California is a public corporation. Every person admitted and licensed to practice law in this State is and shall be a member of the State Bar…
• Art. VI, § 10 The Supreme Court, courts of appeal, superior courts, and their judges have original jurisdiction in habeas corpus proceedings. Those courts also have original…
• Art. VI, § 11 (a) The Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction when judgment of death has been pronounced. With that exception courts of appeal have appellate jurisdiction…
• Art. VI, § 12 (a) The Supreme Court may, before decision, transfer to itself a cause in a court of appeal. It may, before decision, transfer a cause from itself to a court…
• Art. VI, § 13 No judgment shall be set aside, or new trial granted, in any cause, on the ground of misdirection of the jury, or of the improper admission or rejection of…
• Art. VI, § 14 The Legislature shall provide for the prompt publication of such opinions of the Supreme Court and courts of appeal as the Supreme Court deems appropriate, and…
• Art. VI, § 15 A person is ineligible to be a judge of a court of record unless for 10 years immediately preceding selection, the person has been a member of the State Bar or…
• Art. VI, § 16 (a) Judges of the Supreme Court shall be elected at large and judges of courts of appeal shall be elected in their districts at general elections at the same…
• Art. VI, § 17 A judge of a court of record may not practice law and during the term for which the judge was selected is ineligible for public employment or public office…
• Art. VI, § 18 (a) A judge is disqualified from acting as a judge, without loss of salary, while there is pending (1) an indictment or an information charging the judge in…
• Art. VI, § 18.1 The Commission on Judicial Performance shall exercise discretionary jurisdiction with regard to the oversight and discipline of subordinate judicial officers,…
• Art. VI, § 18.5 (a) Upon request, the Commission on Judicial Performance shall provide to the Governor of any State of the Union the text of any private admonishment, advisory…
• Art. VI, § 19 The Legislature shall prescribe compensation for judges of courts of record. A judge of a court of record may not receive the salary for the judicial office…
• Art. VI, § 20 The Legislature shall provide for retirement, with reasonable allowance, of judges of courts of record for age or disability.
• Art. VI, § 21 On stipulation of the parties litigant the court may order a cause to be tried by a temporary judge who is a member of the State Bar, sworn and empowered to…
• Art. VI, § 22 The Legislature may provide for the appointment by trial courts of record of officers such as commissioners to perform subordinate judicial duties.