Cal. Rules of Court, rule 10.1016 · Chapter 1. Rules Relating to the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal
Notice of failure to perform judicial duties
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) Notice
(1) The Chief Justice or presiding justice must notify the Commission on Judicial Performance of a reviewing court justice's:
(A) Substantial failure to perform judicial duties, including any habitual neglect of duty; or
(B) Disability-caused absences totaling more than 90 court days in a 12-month period, excluding absences for authorized vacations and for attending schools, conferences, and judicial workshops.
(2) If the affected justice is a presiding justice, the administrative presiding justice must give the notice.
(b) Copy to justice
The Chief Justice, administrative presiding justice, or presiding justice must give the affected justice a copy of any notice under (a).
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
Rule 10.1016 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; repealed and adopted as rule 78 effective January 1, 2005.
Source of truth
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- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/ten/rule10_1016
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