The Organization And Government Of Courts — California Government Code — Superior Courts — Other Officers — Powers and duties of commissioners Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session Within the jurisdiction of the court and under the direction of the judges, commissioners shall exercise all the powers and perform all of the duties prescribed by law. At the direction of the judges, commissioners may have the same jurisdiction and exercise the same powers and duties as the judges of the court with respect to any infraction or small claims action. They shall be ex officio deputy clerks. Ca. Gov. Code § 72190 Amended by Stats 2004 ch 811 (AB 3079),s 11, eff. 1/1/2005 Amended by Stats 2002 ch 784 (SB 1316),s 374, eff. 1/1/2003.