Tuolumne County Superior Court

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Tuolumne County Superior Court
Tuolumne County Courthouse.jpg
1900 courthouse (photographed in 2013)
Tuolumne County Superior Court
37°59′10″N120°23′02″W / 37.986°N 120.384°W / 37.986; -120.384
Established1850
Jurisdiction Tuolumne County, California
Location Sonora
Coordinates 37°59′10″N120°23′02″W / 37.986°N 120.384°W / 37.986; -120.384
Appeals to California Court of Appeal for the Fifth District
Website tuolumne.courts.ca.gov
Presiding Judge
CurrentlyHon. Donald Segerstrom [1]
Assistant Presiding Judge
CurrentlyHon. Kevin M. Seibert [1]
Court Executive Officer
CurrentlyHector X. Gonzalez, Jr. [2]

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

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History

Tuolumne County was one of the original counties formed in 1850 when California became a state.

The first courthouse was a two-story wooden building completed in 1853 at the site of the present historic courthouse, 41 West Yaney Avenue. A replacement courthouse was completed in Spring 1900, designed by the architectural firm of William Mooser and Son. [3] Local legend states the new courthouse was originally designed to face Washington Street, but locally prominent citizen Samuel S. Bradford had the plans altered to face his house, across Yaney Avenue. [4] The 1900 courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [3]

A new Tuolumne County Law and Justice Center began construction in October 2019 to consolidate the two existing locations, [5] with completion scheduled for May 2021. [6] Lionakis is the credited architectural firm and construction administrator; it will be built incorporating locally sourced materials. [7] [8]

Venues

Tuolumne County Superior Court holds cases at the historic courthouse (for civil, family, probate, small claims, and juvenile cases) [9] or the Washington Street facility (for criminal, traffic, and jury cases); [10] both venues are close together in the county seat of Sonora, California.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Judicial Assignments". The Superior Court of California, County of Tuolumne. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Contact us / Locations". The Superior Court of California, County of Tuolumne. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 "National Register Information System – Tuolumne County Courthouse (#81000182)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Courthouse History". The Superior Court of California, County of Tuolumne. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Groundbreaking Held for New Tuolumne County Courthouse". Correctional News. October 16, 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Tuolumne County, New Sonora Courthouse". California Courts. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "New Sonora Courthouse". Lionakis. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Hall, Taylor (September 23, 2020). "Construction Update: Sonora Courthouse". Lionakis. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Historic Location". The Superior Court of California, County of Tuolumne. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Criminal/Traffic address and directions". The Superior Court of California, County of Tuolumne. Retrieved 30 November 2020.


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