Cal. R. 2.811
The purpose of court appointment of attorneys as temporary judges is to assist the public by providing the court with a panel of trained, qualified, and experienced attorneys who may serve as temporary judges at the discretion of the court if the court needs judicial assistance that it cannot provide using its full-time judicial officers.
Court-appointed attorneys are appointed and serve as temporary judges solely at the discretion of the presiding judge.
Court appointment and service of an attorney as a temporary judge do not establish an employment relationship between the court and the attorney.
The appointment of attorneys to serve as temporary judges is the responsibility of the presiding judge, who may designate another judge or committee of judges to perform this responsibility. In carrying out this responsibility, the presiding judge is assisted by a Temporary Judge Administrator as prescribed by rule 10.743.
Cal. R. Ct. 2.811