{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-8420","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 8420","heading":"","body":"The person named as executor in the decedent’s will has the right to appointment as personal representative.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS [7000. - 12591.]","PART 2. OPENING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION [8000. - 8577.]","CHAPTER 4. Appointment of Personal Representative [8400. - 8577.]","ARTICLE 2. Executors [8420. - 8425.]"],"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":"3011b1b75e74c7fb4d113220fb69188ede08f4ed6b72279059b5163f8e7adcc1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-8405","next":"us-ca/prob-8421"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}