Does the deadline for establishing a single-judge division of superior courts extend to all counties?

The People argue we should construe one-judge courts to encompass single-judge divisions of superior courts because there are no remaining counties for which there is only one authorized judge. (See Gov.Code, 69580 69611.) The People reason the one-judge court deadline becomes mere surplusage in section 170.6 unless we interpret this deadline to encompass single-judge branches. Although we strive to avoid a statutory construction that turns statutory language into mere surplusage (People v. Deporceri (2003) 106 Cal.App.4th 60, 69, 130 Cal.Rptr.2d 280 ), the elimination of courts qualifying as one-judge courts for purposes of peremptory challenges does not result from our interpretation of section 170.6. Instead, the elimination of the one-judge courts within the meaning of

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