Plumas County Superior Court

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Plumas County Superior Court
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Plumas County Courthouse
Plumas County Superior Court
39°56′11″N120°56′53″W / 39.93630°N 120.94815°W / 39.93630; -120.94815
Established1864
Jurisdiction Plumas County, California
Location
Coordinates 39°56′11″N120°56′53″W / 39.93630°N 120.94815°W / 39.93630; -120.94815
Appeals to California Court of Appeal for the Third District
Website plumascourt.ca.gov
Presiding Judge
CurrentlyHon. Janet Hilde [1]
Court Executive Officer
CurrentlyDeborah Norrie [1]

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

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History

Plumas County was partitioned from Butte County in 1854. [2] William T. Ward was elected as the first County Judge that April. [3] : 159–160  Judge Ward was succeeded by E.T. Hogan in 1857, then Israel Jones was elected in 1863 but died before assuming office, so A.P. Moore was appointed by the governor and served until 1865, when Hogan was re-elected. He was succeeded by A.P. Moore in 1869, who served until 1873, when Hogan was re-elected again. In 1877, the final county judge was William A. Cheney. [3] : 168 

The act that organized Plumas County also made it part of the Ninth Judicial District, which included Shasta, Butte, Colusa, and Plumas counties. At the time, the district judge was Joseph W. McCorkle. Judge McCorkle was succeeded by William R. Daingerfield in 1854, but Plumas was moved to the Fourteenth District with Sierra and Nevada counties, falling under Judge Niles Searles. Judge Searles was succeeded by C.E. Williams in 1857, when Plumas was moved again to the Fifteenth District with Butte, Colusa, and Tehama counties. Warren T. Sexton succeeded Williams that fall, and in January 1859, Plumas and Sierra counties were moved to the Seventeenth Judicial District; Governor Weller appointed Peter Van Clief the new district judge until the election that fall, when Robert H. Taylor was elected to that role. Judge Taylor was succeeded by L.E. Pratt in 1862, and Plumas was moved again with Butte, Tehama, and Lassen counties to the second judicial district in April 1864, falling under District Judge Sexton. Judge Sexton was succeeded by Charles F. Lott in January 1870, who served until the Twenty-First District was created in February 1876, encompassing Plumas, Lassen, and Modoc counties. Governor Irwin appointed John D. Goodwin to serve as the district judge; he was succeeded by G.G. Clough in 1877, who was the final district judge. [3] : 167–168 

In 1880, the County and District Courts were dissolved and replaced by the Superior Court system under the new California constitution. The first Superior Court judge was G.G. Clough, elected in 1879. [3] : 171 

The first purpose-built courthouse was completed in 1859. [4] The land was donated by H.J. Bradley, Joseph Green, and George W. Sharpe. [5] : 145  It was replaced by a new courthouse designed by George Sellon and built between 1919 and 1921. [6] [7] Governor William Stephens participated in the dedication ceremony in September 1921. [5] : 149  Although jurisdiction is limited to the county, Superior Courts are operated by the state through the Judicial Council, which also is responsible for facilities. Deficiencies have been identified in the existing (1921) courthouse owned by the county, but cuts to the Judicial Council budget forced the indefinite delay of a replacement building on October 26, 2012. [8]

Venues

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Plumas County Superior Court locations: [9]
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520 Main St (Quincy)
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600 S Gulling St (Portola), Plumas/Sierra Regional Court
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115 CA-89 (Greenville)
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222 1st St (Chester)

The main courthouse is in Quincy, the county seat. The Plumas/Sierra Regional Courthouse in Portola, the county's only incorporated city, is operated full-time jointly by Plumas and Sierra County Superior Court to serve isolated communities in those counties. In addition, two part-time courts operate in Greenville and Chester. [10] : 5–6 

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References

  1. 1 2 "Public Notice" (PDF). Superior Court of California, County of Plumas. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ↑ California State Assembly. "An Act to organize the County of Plumas out of a portion of the Territory of Butte County". Fifth Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. I p. 264. direct URL
  3. 1 2 3 4 "History of Plumas County, California: The bench and bar". Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, with California from 1513 to 1850. San Francisco: Fariss & Smith. 1882. pp. 166–183. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Plumas County, California". Courthouse History. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 Young, Jim (2003). "American Valley: "The Gem of the Sierra" — Quincy". Plumas County: History of the Feather River Region. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   0-7385-2409-3 . Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Deacon, John (2015). "Plumas County". American Courthouses. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Plumas County". California Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Plumas County, New Quincy Courthouse". Judicial Council of California, Facilities Services. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Hours & Location". The Superior Court of California, County of Plumas. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  10. ↑ County of Plumas, New Quincy Courthouse project feasibility report (PDF) (Report). Judicial Council of California. February 19, 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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