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2026 Miscellaneous Order No. 5 (effective January 2, 2026): a case in which a judge within the Civil Division (Department 17 when hearing AB 1058 matters, Department 37, Department 40, Department 44, and the Temporary Remote Department) is disqualified reassigned for all purposes pursuant to Rule 3.734 of the California Rules of Court - a Department 44 case first to the Temporary Remote Department and a Temporary Remote Department case first to Department 44, then, if both judges are disqualified, to Department 37 or Department 40 based upon the terminal case number as generally assigned to such department; a Department 40 case first to Department 37 and a Department 37 case first to Department 40, then to Department 44 or the Temporary Remote Department based upon the terminal case number; a Department 17 case, while that judicial officer sits as a commissioner under AB1058, to Department 37 or Department 40 based upon the terminal case number; next to whichever department of the pair has a judge not disqualified, and when all are disqualified to the presiding judge or the assistant presiding judge (if not disqualified) for further reassignment, then to the most senior judge available who has not been disqualified.
California > Fifth Appellate District > Madera County > Superior Court of California, County of Madera
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MADERA IN THE MATTER OF THE REASSIGNMENT OF CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES PURSUANT TO RULE 3.734 OF THE CALIFORNIA RULES OF COURT UPON DISQUALIFICATION OF A JUDGE WITHIN THE CIVIL DIVISION 2026 MISCELLANEOUS ORDER No. 5 IT IS ORDERED that effective January 2, 2026, cases in which a judge within the Civil Division of the court ¹ is disqualified shall be reassigned as follows: 1. All cases assigned to Department 44 in which the judge assigned to Department 44 is disqualified shall first be reassigned to the Temporary Remote Department. All cases assigned to Department 44 for which the judges assigned to Department 44 and the Temporary Remote Department are both disqualified shall be reassigned to either Department 37 or Department 40 based upon the terminal case number as generally assigned to such department. Cases assigned to Department 44 for which the judges assigned to Department 44, the Temporary Remote Department and either Department 37 or 40 are disqualified shall be reassigned to either Department 37 or 40 for which the judge is not disqualified. All cases assigned to Department 44 for which the judges assigned to Department 44, the Temporary Remote Department, Department 37 and Department 40 are all disqualified shall be reassigned to the presiding judge (if not disqualified) or the assistant presiding judge (if not disqualified) for further reassignment. If both the presiding judge and assistant presiding judge are disqualified, the case(s) shall be routed to the most senior judge available who has not been disqualified for reassignment. 2. All cases assigned to the Temporary Remote Department in which the judge assigned to the Temporary Remote Department is disqualified shall first be reassigned to Department 44. All cases assigned to the Temporary Remote Department for which the judges assigned to the Temporary Remote Department and Department 44 are both disqualified shall be reassigned to either Department 37 or Department 40 based upon the terminal case number as generally assigned to such department. Cases assigned to the Temporary Remote Department for which the judges assigned to the Temporary Remote Department, Department 44 and either Department 37 or 40 are disqualified shall be reassigned to either Department 37 or 40 for which the judge is not disqualified. All cases assigned to the Temporary Remote Department for which the judges assigned to the Temporary Remote Department, Department 44, Department 37 and Department 40 are all disqualified shall be reassigned to the presiding judge (if not disqualified) or the assistant presiding judge (if not disqualified) for further reassignment. If both the presiding judge and assistant presiding judge are disqualified, the case(s) shall be routed to the most senior judge available who has not been disqualified for reassignment. 3. All cases assigned to Department 40 in which the judge assigned to Department 40 is disqualified shall first be reassigned to Department 37. Cases assigned to Department 40 for which the judge assigned to Department 37 is disqualified shall be assigned to either Department 44 or the Temporary Remote Department based upon the terminal case number as generally assigned to such department. Cases assigned to Department 40 for which the judges assigned to Department 40, Department 37 and either Department 44 or the Temporary Remote Department are disqualified shall be reassigned to either Department 44 or the Temporary Remote Department for which the judge is not disqualified. All cases assigned to Department 40 for which the judges assigned to Department 40, Department 37, Department 44, the Temporary Remote Department are all disqualified shall be reassigned to the presiding judge (if not disqualified) or the assistant presiding judge (if not disqualified) for further reassignment. If both the presiding judge and assistant presiding judge are disqualified, the case(s) shall be routed to the most senior judge available who has not been disqualified for reassignment. 4. All cases assigned to Department 37 in which the judge assigned to Department 37 is disqualified shall first be reassigned to Department 40. Cases assigned to Department 37 for which the judge assigned to Department 40 is disqualified shall be assigned to either Department 44 or the Temporary Remote Department based upon the terminal case number as generally assigned to such department. Cases assigned to Department 37 for which the judges assigned to Department 37, Department 40 and either Department 44 or the Temporary Remote Department are disqualified shall be reassigned to either Department 44 or the Temporary Remote Department for which the judge is not disqualified. All cases assigned to Department 37 for which the judges assigned to Department 37, Department 40, Department 44, the Temporary Remote Department are all disqualified shall be reassigned to the presiding judge (if not disqualified) or the assistant presiding judge (if not disqualified) for further reassignment. If both the presiding judge and assistant presiding judge are disqualified, the case(s) shall be routed to the most senior judge available who has not been disqualified for reassignment. 5. All cases assigned to Department 17 while that judicial officer is sitting as a commissioner under AB1058 for which that judicial officer is disqualified shall be reassigned to either Department 37 or Department 40 based upon the terminal case number as generally assigned to such department. Cases assigned to Department 17 for which the judges assigned to Department 17 and either Department 37 or 40 are disqualified shall be reassigned to either Department 37 or 40 for which the judge is not disqualified. All cases assigned to Department 17 for which the judges assigned to Department 37 and Department 40 are all disqualified shall be reassigned to the presiding judge (if not disqualified) or the assistant presiding judge (if not disqualified) for further reassignment. If both the presiding judge and assistant presiding judge are disqualified, the case(s) shall be routed to the most senior judge available who has not been disqualified for reassignment. 6. All such assignments and reassignments are for all purposes pursuant to Rule 3.734 of the California Rules of Court. The Clerk of this Court shall post copies of this Order for public inspection. Dated: January 2, 2026 Hon. Dale J. Blea Presiding Judge 2025-2026 ¹ Civil Division shall be defined as including Department 17 when hearing AB 1058 matters, Department 37, Department 40, Department 44, and the Temporary Remote Department.
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MADERA IN THE MATTER OF THE REASSIGNMENT OF CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES PURSUANT TO RULE 3.734 OF THE CALIFORNIA RULES OF COURT UPON DISQUALIFICATION OF A JUDGE WITHIN THE CIVIL DIVISION 2026 MISCELLANEOUS ORDER No. 5 IT IS ORDERED that effective January 2, 2026, cases in which a judge within the Civil Division of the court ¹ is disqualified shall be reassigned a
Reviewer note: Transcribed 2026-10-15 (California T4 Madera build 2026-10-15) by eye from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-madera/docs/general/2026-misc-order-no-5.pdf (492654 bytes, sha256 064a45600f5eca22805a8d86839e9621006039397a51e61ec6d8ed7d6de2a67f; 3 pages, each a scanned page image with an invisible OCR text layer - not the card's source): read on the page images rendered at 200 dpi (vision/img/mo5-p01.png to mo5-p03.png) and checked against a RapidOCR reading of the images (at 200 dpi) and the file's own invisible OCR text layer for the same pages, never published: of the transcription's 1043 words, 8 6-word windows were not found in a reading, in 2 spans - 2 spans split into consecutive pieces each found (the footnote mark set against a word, and the footnote, which the transcription sets after the signature block) (vision/check-log.txt; evidence/vision-check-2026-10-15.log, evidence/vision-explain-2026-10-15.log). Not part of the text: the running header printed at the head of page 1 (“Superior Court of California / County of Madera / Local Rules of Court”), the page numbers, the handwritten signature above the printed name and title, the signature rule, the date line's blank rule and the short rule above the footnote; on the date line the day “2” is handwritten. The footnote, printed at the foot of page 1, follows the signature block. The transcription's closing note, which describes the pages, is not published. Review note: The order (effective January 2, 2026) reassigns civil cases through the Temporary Remote Department. The court's news post of July 31, 2026 says “Civil cases previously heard in the Temporary Remote Department will move to Department 44” and “Civil cases previously heard in Department 44 will move to Department 45”, and the 2026 Miscellaneous Order No. 3 – 3rd Amended (effective August 3, 2026; carded) assigns the Civil Division's cases to Departments 44 and 45 - this order predates the change and, unlike Orders No. 4 and No. 6, has not been amended; the court's Judiciary & Court Staff page links it with them (“Judicial Assignments - Civil Disqualifications”).
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.