Article VI of the California Constitution

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article of the California Constitution constitutional provision

Article VI of the California Constitution is the state constitutional provision that establishes and governs California’s judicial branch, including the structure, powers, and jurisdiction of its courts.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of the California Constitution → constitutional provision →
appliesTo	California, United States → surface form: "State of California"
authorizes	Commission on Judicial Appointments → Commission on Judicial Performance → Judicial Council of California → assignment of judges to other courts → depublication of Court of Appeal opinions by the Supreme Court of California → division of Courts of Appeal into districts → gubernatorial appointment of appellate justices → gubernatorial appointment to fill superior court vacancies → transfer of causes between California courts →
defines	appellate jurisdiction of California Supreme Court → jurisdiction of California Courts of Appeal → jurisdiction of California superior courts → original jurisdiction of California Supreme Court →
empowers	Legislature of California to provide for additional courts or divisions as permitted →
establishes	California Courts of Appeal → surface form: "Courts of Appeal of California" Supreme Court of California → jurisdiction of California courts → powers of California courts → structure of California courts → California Superior Courts → surface form: "superior courts of California"
governs	Judicial Branch of California → surface form: "California judicial branch"
jurisdiction	Judicial Branch of California → surface form: "judicial branch of California"
language	English →
legalSystem	California state law → surface form: "California law"
limits	number of justices on each district Court of Appeal → number of justices on the Supreme Court of California →
partOf	Constitution of California → surface form: "California Constitution"
providesFor	administrative powers of the Judicial Council of California → censure of judges → public admonishment of judges → removal of judges for misconduct → rulemaking authority for court administration → temporary assignment of retired judges →
regulates	discipline of California judges → qualifications of California judges → selection of California judges → terms of office of California judges →
requires	election of superior court judges → one superior court in each California county → public sessions of California superior courts → public sessions of the Courts of Appeal of California → public sessions of the Supreme Court of California → retention elections for appellate justices →
specifies	grounds for removal of judges → mandatory retirement age rules for judges →

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Court of California → authorityDerivedFrom → Article VI of the California Constitution →

Judicial Branch of California → constitutionalArticle → Article VI of the California Constitution →

California Courts of Appeal → constitutionalBasis → Article VI of the California Constitution →

Chief Justice of California → constitutionalBasis → Article VI of the California Constitution →