Waiver under California Rules of Court, rule 2.818 of the subsection (b)(3) limitation for temporary judges: in family law cases a temporary judge may hear a case where one party is self-represented and the other is represented, as long as any required stipulation is received. In effect for 2026.
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[File stamp: FILED, Clerk of the Superior Court, DEC 31 2025, By: G. Arce-Barraza, Deputy] THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IN RE WAIVER OF DISQUALIFICATIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR TEMPORARY JUDGES PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA RULES OF COURT, RULE 2.818 GENERAL ORDER OF THE PRESIDING DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 010126-11 THIS COURT FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: In accordance with California Rules of Court, rule 2.818, good cause exists for a waiver of the limitations set forth in subsection (b)(3) for temporary judges. Such good cause is established in order to meet the calendaring needs of the court and to increase access available to litigants in court proceedings. Thus, in family law cases, a temporary judge may hear a case wherein one party is self-represented and the other party is represented by counsel, as long as any required stipulation is received. This order shall become effective on January 1, 2026, and expire on December 31, 2026, unless otherwise ordered by this court. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: December 31, 2025 [signature] HONORABLE MAUREEN F. HALLAHAN PRESIDING JUDGE
[File stamp: FILED, Clerk of the Superior Court, DEC 31 2025, By: G. Arce-Barraza, Deputy] THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IN RE WAIVER OF DISQUALIFICATIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR TEMPORARY JUDGES PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA RULES OF COURT, RULE 2.818 GENERAL ORDER OF THE PRESIDING DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 010126-11 THIS COURT FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: In accordance with C
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-28 (California T3 San Diego build) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-san-diego/go/general_order_010126-11.pdf (43582 bytes, sha256 e9ca2a3e6a912c61af93fd283e67079bb98136c750a144d4c61a0574eeb4b574; 1 pages) - the court's own posted PDF, a scan with no usable text layer: transcribed from the rendered page images, every page read against the image; a machine reading (RapidOCR) was used only as a second reader for a word-level diff; every quotation mark, apostrophe, dash and section sign checked in full-resolution crops; pleading line numbers and “///” fill marks omitted; the file stamp and signature bracketed. Printed irregularities are kept as printed.
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.