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JOHN
CHIANG
California State Controller
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Notice of Probate Referee Examination
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Notice is hereby given that the State Controller's Office will conduct a
qualifying
examination for possible appointment as Probate Referee on December 5, 2009
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| The California State Controller is authorized by law to appoint at least one probate
referee for each county. Currently, there are 129 appointed probate referees in California. Applicants must meet the
minimum professional requirements discussed below, successfully pass an examination and be interviewed by a panel of judges
and attorneys. The Controller will make his appointments after considering the recommendations from the interview panel.
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| Applicants for appointment must possess threshold academic and/or relevant professional
experience in order to take the examination and be considered for appointment. Applicants must meet at least one of the
following criteria:
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- Bachelor's degree plus at least thirty (30) class hours in appraisal/valuation classes; or
- 2,000 hours of experience within the last four years appraising real and/or personal property; or
- Certified as an appraiser by the California Office of Real Estate Appraisers, the Appraisal Institute
or the American Society of Appraisers; or
- Attorney with a minimum of three (3) years as a member of the California State Bar; or
- Certified Public Accountant with a minimum of three (3) years as a licensed CPA in California
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| APPLICATION:
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| Interested persons who meet
the above requirements should call CPS Human Resource Services at (916)
263-3624, select option #7, then #5, and request an application for Probate Referee. The
application and testing information is also available at www.cps.ca.gov
or www.sco.ca.gov. Please return completed
applications to: CPS Human Resource Services, Attn: Probate Referee Program,
241 Lathrop Way, Sacramento, CA 95815. Applications must be received
by November 23, 2009. The examination will be given on Saturday,
December 5, 2009 in a Northern California and Southern California location. |
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| 5 REFERENCE LETTERS:
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| Please note that five (5) letters of recommendation from the references
you list on your application will be required to be considered for an appointment. All letters are to be received by the
State Controller's Office no later than December 11, 2009. Send letters to: State Controller's Office, Probate Referee
Program, Attn: Amber Camarena, 300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1850, Sacramento, CA 95814.
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Capitol Mall, Suite 1850, Sacramento, CA 95814 • P.O. Box 942850,
Sacramento, CA 94250 Phone: (916) 445-2636 • Fax: (916) 322-1220
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Examination Information
Application for Probate Referee (This
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