{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-403","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 403","heading":"","body":"(a) The term of office of a probate referee is four years, expiring June 30. A person may be appointed to complete the unexpired term of office of a probate referee whose appointment is revoked or is otherwise terminated. For a period of five years from the date of expiration of the term of office, a person who had been appointed to act as a probate referee is eligible for reappointment.\n(b) If the Controller increases the number of probate referees in a county, the Controller shall stagger the terms of the new appointees so that one-quarter, or as close to one-quarter as possible, of the terms of the probate referees in that county expire on June 30 of each succeeding year.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [100. - 890.]","PART 12. PROBATE REFEREES [400. - 453.]","CHAPTER 1. Appointment and Revocation [400. - 408.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"05b0adcf3708521e729d38cdc0ccd7404b43dded11f500ca0324b40490a7be5a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-402","next":"us-ca/prob-404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}