California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2763 — Judgeships.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 690, Statutes of 2010.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2010. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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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 November 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, including that the proposed action is ratified by the Legislature, either in the annual Budget Act or another legislative measure, 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, commencing with the 2010–11 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. Legislative ratification would be required, either in the annual Budget Act or by statutory enactment, for the conversion of any of the 146 subordinate judicial officer positions, and by statutory enactment other than the annual Budget Act for the conversion of the 10 additional subordinate judicial officer positions. 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 690, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:45 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6490.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6463.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 9. Page 4709.)

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12).

  10. In committee: Placed on APPR suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 3. Noes 1.) (June 22).

  12. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  14. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5415.)

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

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

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

  18. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 13).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  21. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  23. 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 · 1 voted No

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

AB 2763 JUD. Concurrence in Senate Amendments By FEUER

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81003
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 87003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — 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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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2763 Committee on JUD. (Feuer)

Passed 24 Yea · 9 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22806
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 24906
% of votes cast 62%23%0%15%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7400
Total 7400
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8002
Total 8002
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 2763 JUD. Assembly Third Reading By FEUER

Passed 86 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81004
Democratic 3000
Republican 2001
Total 86005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Bill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
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 Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Democratic 1000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Norby — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2763 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 November 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, including that the proposed action is ratified by the Legislature, either in the annual Budget Act or another legislative measure, 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, commencing with the 2010–11 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. Legislative ratification would be required, either in the annual Budget Act or by statutory enactment, for the conversion of any of the 146 subordinate judicial officer positions, and by statutory enactment other than the annual Budget Act for the conversion of the 10 additional subordinate judicial officer positions. 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 2763?
AB 2763 is sponsored by Committee on Judiciary.
What is the current status of AB 2763?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2010. Enacted.
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