Section 873.050.
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 873.050.
in effectNone of the following persons shall be appointed a referee under this title:
(a)
A clerk or deputy clerk of the court.
(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.
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