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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial Chapter 2 Rule 2.3 Court Divisions (a) Criminal Division Six judges shall Administrative and be assigned to preside over the General Matters criminal division, which includes both misdemeanors and felonies. Rule 2.0 Court Administration Four judges shall be assigned to the El Centro Wake location and two shall All judges participate in court policy-making be assigned to the El Centro Main by means of regularly scheduled meetings of location. The judges in the criminal the entire membership of the judiciary and division shall, at a meeting held not pursuant to established internal governance later than December 31st of each year, and administrative protocols. By majority designate a supervising judge of the vote, the judges may adopt standing orders, criminal division (“SCJ”) to preside protocols, policy statements, executive over the felony master calendar orders and administrative directives, which department. The PJ may, but need need not be incorporated in these rules. not, serve as SCJ.

[Adopted July 1, 2007] (b) Civil Division Two judges shall be assigned to preside over the civil Rule 2.1 Presiding Judge and division at the El Centro Main Court Assistant Presiding Judge and shall hear trials, law and motion, conservatorship, and probate. At a meeting of all the judges held not later than December 31st of every odd-numbered (c) Family and Juvenile Division Two year, a Presiding Judge (“PJ”) and Assistant judges and one part-time AB1058 Presiding Judge (“APJ”) shall be selected as commissioner shall be assigned to the described in the Court’s governance and family and juvenile divisions, and administrative protocols. Each judge selected shall hear matters as assigned by the shall serve for a term of two consecutive Juvenile Presiding Judge. calendar years.

[Adopted July 1, 2007] (d) Infractions An appointed referee shall preside over infraction cases at Rule 2.2 Court Executive Officer the El Centro Main and Winterhaven Courthouses. The administrative functions of the Court shall be under the direction of the Court (e) Small Claims An appointed referee Executive Officer (“CEO”), who shall be shall hear small claims cases at selected by, and serve at the pleasure of, the designated times at the El Centro judges. In addition to the duties set forth in Main and Winterhaven Courthouses. California Rule of Court (CRC) 10.610, the CEO serves as clerk of the court and jury (f) Appellate Judges of the appellate commissioner. The CEO shall perform such division of the Court are designated other duties as directed by the presiding by the Chief Justice of the California judge, and has the authority to establish other Supreme Court. In addition to appeals necessary offices to meet the needs of the specified elsewhere by statute or rule, court. the appellate division has jurisdiction over matters as required by these [Adopted July 1, 2007] rules.

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