California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 7 — Other Provisional Remedies in Civil Actions, Chapter 2 — Claim and Delivery of Personal Property, Article 6 — Miscellaneous Provisions, Section 516.040
The judicial duties to be performed under this chapter are “subordinate judicial duties” within the meaning of Section 22 of Article VI of the California Constitution and may be performed by appointed officers such as court commissioners.
Notes
Defines the judicial duties assigned under the chapter as subordinate judicial duties within the referenced California constitutional provision and allows those duties to be performed by appointed officers. The provision specifically identifies court commissioners as an example of appointed officers who may perform those subordinate judicial duties.
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