California Code, Probate Code - PROB § 1962

(a) Any court order granting a petition under this chapter shall be accompanied by a written statement of decision pursuant to Section 632 of the Code of Civil Procedure detailing the factual and legal bases for the court's determination on each of the findings required under Section 1958.

(b) When a judgment authorizing the conservator of a person to consent to the sterilization is rendered, an appeal is automatically taken by the person proposed to be sterilized without any action by that person, or by his or her counsel.  The Judicial Council shall provide by rule for notice of and procedure for the appeal.  The appeal shall have precedence over other cases in the court in which the appeal is pending.