Alpine County Superior Court

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Alpine County Superior Court
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Alpine County Courthouse, Markleeville
Established1864
Jurisdiction Alpine County, California
Location Markleeville
Coordinates 38°41′39″N119°46′45″W / 38.6942°N 119.7792°W / 38.6942; -119.7792
Appeals to California Court of Appeal for the Third District
Website alpine.courts.ca.gov
Presiding Judge
CurrentlyHon. Richard D. Meyer [1]
Court Executive Officer
CurrentlyAnn Greth [1]

The Superior Court of California, County of Alpine, also known as the Alpine County Superior Court, is the branch of the California superior court with jurisdiction over Alpine County. Alpine is the smallest county in California by population.

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History

Alpine County was formed in 1864 following the Comstock Lode discovery, partitioned from neighboring Amador, El Dorado, Calaveras, Mono, and Tuolumne counties.

At the time of the county's formation, Silver Mountain City was the county seat and most populated town, but the mines were shuttered and Silver Mountain City was abandoned soon after Congress demonetized silver in 1873. The county seat was moved to Markleeville in 1874. Court was held in the Markleeville Odd Fellows Hall starting in 1875, with prisoners held in the Old Log Jail. [2]

The current Alpine County Courthouse was originally completed in 1928 to serve as the firehouse and one-engine garage. It was designed by Frederick J. DeLongchamps and built from locally quarried rhyolite tuff blocks in the Romanesque Revival style. [2] Although the original plans called for a two-story structure, cost considerations limited the implementation to one story; residents had passed an US$18,000(equivalent to $300,000 in 2022) bond issue in 1927 to fund construction. The 1928 courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [2]

Funding was authorized for a new Alpine County Courthouse in 2008 via California Senate Bill 1407, [3] [4] but plans were canceled in December 2011. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Welcome to Alpine County Superior Court". Superior Court of California, County of Alpine. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System – Alpine County Courthouse (#04001074)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ "New Alpine courthouse approved by state". The Record-Courier. April 12, 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "An act to amend Section 6322.1 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Sections 68085.1, 68085.3, 68085.4, 68086.1, 70372, 70374, 70375, 70391, 70603, 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614, 70617, 70621, 70650, 70651, 70652, 70653, 70654, 70655, 70656, 70657, 70657.5, 70658, and 70670 of, and to add Sections 68085.45, 70371.5, 70371.6, 70373, and 70602 to, the Government Code, to amend Section 103470 of the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 1463.010 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 1203.1d of, the Penal Code, to amend Section 7660 of the Probate Code, and to amend Sections 40611 and 42007.1 of the Vehicle Code, relating to court facilities". California Office of Legislative Counsel. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Draft CFWG Recommendations on SB 1407 Projects" (PDF). Superior Court of California. December 13, 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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