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California 20252026

AB 2262

Courts: disqualification of judges.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-21 05:11:39 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Courts, disqualificationofjudges
Introduced / first action
2026-02-19 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Criminal procedure: discrimination.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law establishes procedures for a judge to disqualify themselves from a case. Under existing law, if a judge who should disqualify themselves refuses or fails to do so, a party may file with the clerk a written verified statement objecting to the hearing or trial before the judge and setting forth the facts constituting grounds for disqualification of the judge. Existing law requires copies of the statement to be served on each party and personally served on the judge alleged to be disqualified or on their clerk, provided that the judge is present in the courthouse or in chambers. This bill would require the statement to be served during regular business hours on the judge alleged to be disqualified at the courthouse in which the judge is sitting. The bill would, in addition to the clerk, permit service of the statement on the designee of the clerk of the court, provided that the judge is present in the courthouse or in chambers.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 297, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

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  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6409.).

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  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  9. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. From Consent Calendar.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  12. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16).

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  13. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2262.)

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  16. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  17. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 28).

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  18. Coauthors revised.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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  20. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  21. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

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  22. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  24. Read first time. To print.

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