Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the 100 additional new judges provided for in Sections 69614 and 69614.2 shall be allocated to the various county superior courts, pursuant to the following appointment schedule:
(a) On or before June 30, 2008, 40 additional judges shall be appointed.
(b) On or after July 1, 2008, 10 additional judges shall be appointed.
(c) On or after June 1, 2009, 50 additional judges shall be appointed.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), Item 0250-101-0932 in Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018 (Chs. 29 and 30, Stats. 2018) allocates two of the 50 judgeships to the County of Riverside, effective July 1, 2018, thereby reducing the total number of judges to be allocated to 48.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), Item 0250-101-0932 in Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2019 allocates 25 of the 48 judgeships effective in the 2019–20 fiscal year, thereby reducing the total number of judgeships to be allocated to 23.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 187. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)