Del Norte County Superior Court

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Del Norte County Superior Court
Del Norte County Courthouse, Crescent City, California (218920485).jpg
1958 Del Norte County Courthouse (photographed in 2006)
Established1857
Jurisdiction Del Norte County, California
Location Crescent City
Coordinates 41°45′10″N124°11′58″W / 41.7529°N 124.1994°W / 41.7529; -124.1994 Coordinates: 41°45′10″N124°11′58″W / 41.7529°N 124.1994°W / 41.7529; -124.1994
Appeals to California Court of Appeal for the First District
Website delnorte.courts.ca.gov
Presiding Judge
CurrentlyHon. Darren McElfresh [1]
Court Executive Officer
CurrentlyEsperanza Esparza [2]

The Superior Court of California, County of Del Norte, also known as the Del Norte County Superior Court or Del Norte Superior Court, is the branch of the California superior court with jurisdiction over Del Norte County.

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History

Del Norte County was formed in 1857, partitioned from the now-dissolved Klamath County, with Crescent City named as the county seat. [3]

The first purpose-built courthouse was constructed between 1879 and 1884 at a total cost of US$18,000(equivalent to $520,000 in 2020). [4] It was destroyed by fire in the early morning of January 18, 1948. [5] [6] The architect for the 1884 courthouse was S.P. Marsh. [7]

Court operations were temporarily moved to the Veterans Memorial Hall in Crescent City [8] until the current replacement courthouse was built in 1958 to a design by William Mabry Van Fleet. [7] [9] [10] [11] As designed, the 1958 courthouse has 20,760 square feet (1,929 m2) of floor space. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Judicial Assignments". Superior Court of California, County of Del Norte. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "California Courts Newsroom". Judicial Branch of California. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. ↑ California State Assembly. "An Act To Create the County of Del Norte, to Define its Boundaries and Provide for its Organization". Eighth Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 52 p. 35.  direct URL
  4. ↑ "Redwood Empire". Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise & Scimitar. January 30, 1948. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Del Norte Court House Destroyed". Blue Lake Advocate. January 24, 1948. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Del Norte County". California Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Del Norte County, California". Courthouse History. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "In Del Norte County". Blue Lake Advocate. October 22, 1949. Retrieved 17 December 2020. In action taken by the County Board of Supervisors, Monday, County Welfare Director J. F. Endert was named for the manager job at the County Infirmary and will also be supervisor of the Veterans Memorial Hall, which now houses the county court house, and the Hall of Records.
  9. ↑ "In Del Norte County". Blue Lake Advocate. June 23, 1955. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  10. ↑ Deacon, John (2015). "Del Norte County". American Courthouses. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  11. ↑ Miller, Heather (March 2018). Historic Resources Evaluation Report: Humboldt Bay Trail South Project (Report). County of Humboldt. p. 27. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "In Del Norte County". Blue Lake Advocate. February 10, 1955. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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