California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 942 — Judgeships.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires the Judicial Council to report to the Legislature and the Governor on or before November 1 of every even-numbered year on the factually determined need for new judgeships in each superior court using specified uniform criteria for the allocation of judgeships. This bill would require the Judicial Council, on or before June 30, 2011, to provide to the Legislature a special assessment of the need for new judgeships in the family law and juvenile law assignments for each superior court. (2) Existing law provides that 16 subordinate judicial officer positions in eligible superior courts, as determined by the Judicial Council, shall be converted to judgeships. Beginning in the 2008–09 fiscal year, existing law provides that, upon subsequent authorization by the Legislature, 146 subordinate judicial officer positions in eligible superior courts, as determined by the Judicial Council, shall be converted to judgeships, upon the occurrence of specified conditions, except that no more than 16 positions may be converted to judgeships in any fiscal year. This bill would provide, notwithstanding the above provisions, that up to 10 additional subordinate judicial officer positions in eligible superior courts may be converted to judgeships in any fiscal year. Each additional position would be converted to a judgeship only if the conversions will result in a judge being assigned to a family law or juvenile law assignment previously presided over by a subordinate judicial officer. The bill would require the Judicial Council to report, beginning with the above-described report due to the Legislature on November 1, 2012, on the implementation and effect of this provision.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

  3. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  4. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  5. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7).

  6. In committee: Set, second hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.

  7. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  8. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  9. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  10. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  11. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 2. Page 1852.)

  12. Read second time. To third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

  14. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  15. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21).

  16. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

  18. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  20. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Judiciary · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Judiciary

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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AB 942 JUD. Assembly Third Reading By FEUER

Passed 89 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 83201
Republican 3000
Total 89201
% of votes cast 97%2%0%1%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ma — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Nay
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Miller — Yea
Price — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 942 do?
(1) Existing law requires the Judicial Council to report to the Legislature and the Governor on or before November 1 of every even-numbered year on the factually determined need for new judgeships in each superior court using specified uniform criteria for the allocation of judgeships. This bill would require the Judicial Council, on or before June 30, 2011, to provide to the Legislature a special assessment of the need for new judgeships in the family law and juvenile law assignments for each superior court. (2) Existing law provides that 16 subordinate judicial officer positions in eligible superior courts, as determined by the Judicial Council, shall be converted to judgeships. Beginning in the 2008–09 fiscal year, existing law provides that, upon subsequent authorization by the Legislature, 146 subordinate judicial officer positions in eligible superior courts, as determined by the Judicial Council, shall be converted to judgeships, upon the occurrence of specified conditions, except that no more than 16 positions may be converted to judgeships in any fiscal year. This bill would provide, notwithstanding the above provisions, that up to 10 additional subordinate judicial officer positions in eligible superior courts may be converted to judgeships in any fiscal year. Each additional position would be converted to a judgeship only if the conversions will result in a judge being assigned to a family law or juvenile law assignment previously presided over by a subordinate judicial officer. The bill would require the Judicial Council to report, beginning with the above-described report due to the Legislature on November 1, 2012, on the implementation and effect of this provision.
Who sponsors AB 942?
AB 942 is sponsored by Committee on Judiciary.
What is the current status of AB 942?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 942?
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