None of the following persons shall be appointed a referee under this title:

(a) A clerk or deputy clerk of the court.

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(b) A former or present partner or employee of the judge.

(c) A relative within the third degree of the judge or the judge’s spouse or the spouse of such a relative.

(d) An owner of any interest in the property that is the subject of the action.

(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 73.)