California Code of Civil Procedure CHAPTER 3 - Disqualifications of Judges

• Section 170.
  A judge has a duty to decide any proceeding in which he or she is not disqualified.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1555, Sec.
• Section 170.1.
  (a) A judge shall be disqualified if any one or more of the following are true:(1) (A) The judge has personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning the...
• Section 170.2.
  It shall not be grounds for disqualification that the judge:(a) Is or is not a member of a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual or similar group and...
• Section 170.3.
  (a) (1) If a judge determines himself or herself to be disqualified, the judge shall notify the presiding judge of the court of his or her recusal...
• Section 170.4.
  (a) A disqualified judge, notwithstanding his or her disqualification may do any of the following:(1) Take any action or issue any order necessary to maintain the jurisdiction...
• Section 170.5.
  For the purposes of Sections 170 to 170.5, inclusive, the following definitions apply:(a) “Judge” means judges of the superior courts, and court commissioners and referees.(b) “Financial interest”...
• Section 170.6.
  (a) (1) A judge, court commissioner, or referee of a superior court of the State of California shall not try a civil or criminal action or special...
• Section 170.7.
  Section 170.6 does not apply to a judge designated or assigned to serve on the appellate division of a superior court in the judge’s capacity...
• Section 170.8.
  When there is no judge of a court qualified to hear an action or proceeding, the clerk shall forthwith notify the Chairman of the Judicial...
• Section 170.9.
  (a) A judge shall not accept gifts from a single source in a calendar year with a total value of more than two hundred fifty dollars...

Last modified: October 22, 2018