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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 246
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Article 4: The Juvenile Court, California Welfare and Institutions Code.
Full text of Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 246
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
The presiding judge of the superior court shall annually, in the month of January, designate one or more judges of the court to hear all cases under this chapter during the ensuing year, and shall, from time to time, designate such additional judges as may be necessary for the prompt disposition of the judicial business before the juvenile court. In all counties where more than one judge is designated as a judge of the juvenile court, the presiding judge of the superior court shall also designate one such judge as presiding judge of the juvenile court.
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