California § 139. 139. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 6.)

California Statutes

§ 139. — 139. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 6.)

California § 139.

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Code CCPCode of Civil Procedure - CCP

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Part 1.TITLE 1. ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION

Ch. 6.CHAPTER 6. General Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice

Art. 4.ARTICLE 4. Proceedings in Case of Absence of Judge

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Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP Code § 139. (2026).

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If no judge attends on the day appointed for the holding or sitting of a court, or on the day to which it may have been adjourned, within one hour after the time appointed, the sheriff, marshal, or clerk shall adjourn the same until the next day, at 10 o’clock a.m., and if no judge attend on that day, before noon, the sheriff, marshal, or clerk shall adjourn the same until the following day at the same hour; and so on, from day to day unless the judge, by written order, directs it to be adjourned to some day certain, fixed in said order, in which case it shall
be so adjourned.

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If no judge attends on the day appointed for the holding or sitting of a court, or on the day to which it may have been adjourned, within one hour after the time appointed, the sheriff, marshal, or clerk shall adjourn the same until the next day, at 10 o’clock a.m., and if no judge attend on that day, before noon, the sheriff, marshal, or clerk shall adjourn the same until the following day at the same hour; and so on, from day to day unless the judge, by written order, directs it to be adjourned to some day certain, fixed in said order, in which case it shall
be so adjourned.