BILL NUMBER: AB 1008INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Torres FEBRUARY 22, 2013 An act to amend Section 167 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to civil procedure. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1008, as introduced, Torres. Civil procedure: judges. Existing law authorizes a judge to perform any act required or permitted to be performed by a clerk of the court. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 167 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read: 167.AnyAn act required or permitted to be performed by the clerk of a court may be performed by a judge thereof.