Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.536 · Chapter 3. General Conduct of Juvenile Court Proceedings
General provisions-proceedings held before referees
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) Referees-appointment; powers (Cal. Const., art. VI, § 22)
One or more referees may be appointed under section 247 to perform subordinate judicial duties assigned by the presiding judge of the juvenile court.
(b) Referee as temporary judge (Cal. Const., art. VI, § 21)
If the referee is an attorney admitted to practice in this state, the parties may stipulate under rule 2.816 that the referee is acting as a temporary judge with the same powers as a judge of the juvenile court. An official court reporter or other authorized reporting procedure must record all proceedings.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
Rule 5.536 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 1415 effective January 1, 1990.
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- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/five/rule5_536
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