California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 8 — Of the Trial and Judgment in Civil Actions, Chapter 5 — Trial by the Court, Section 635
In all cases where the decision of the court has been entered in its minutes, and when the judge who heard or tried the case is unavailable, the formal judgment or order conforming to the minutes may be signed by the presiding judge of the court or by a judge designated by the presiding judge.
Notes
Allows the presiding judge, or a judge designated by the presiding judge, to sign a formal judgment or order that conforms to the court’s minutes when the judge who heard or tried the case is unavailable. This applies only when the court’s decision has already been entered in the minutes.
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