For the purpose of this article, the following terms used in the Code of Judicial Ethics have the meanings provided in this section:

(a) “Appeal” means administrative review.

Terms Used In California Government Code 11475.30

  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.

(b) “Court” means the agency conducting an adjudicative proceeding.

(c) “Judge” means administrative law judge or other presiding officer to which this article applies. Related terms, including “judicial,” “judiciary,” and “justice,” mean comparable concepts in administrative adjudication.

(d) “Law” includes regulation and precedent decision.

(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 95, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)