Rule 5.536. General provisions-proceedings held before referees
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.536
Current text effective January 1, 2007.
#(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.
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
#(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.
(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
#History
Rule 5.536 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 1415 effective January 1, 1990.
What this rule requires
Document Format Requirements
An official court reporter or other authorized reporting procedure must record all proceedings.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.