Yolo County Superior Court

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Yolo County Superior Court
Established1864
Jurisdiction Yolo County, California
Location Woodland
Coordinates 38°40′37″N121°46′04″W / 38.6769°N 121.7677°W / 38.6769; -121.7677 Coordinates: 38°40′37″N121°46′04″W / 38.6769°N 121.7677°W / 38.6769; -121.7677
Appeals to California Court of Appeal for the Third District
Website yolo.courts.ca.gov
Presiding Judge
CurrentlyHon. Daniel P. Maguire
SinceJan 1, 2021 [1]
Lead position ends2022
Assistant Presiding Judge
CurrentlyHon. David W. Reed
SinceJan 1, 2021 [1]
Court Executive Officer
CurrentlyShawn C. Landry
SinceMay 1, 2013 [2]

The Superior Court of California, County of Yolo County, is the branch of the California superior court with jurisdiction over Yolo County.

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History

Yolo County was one of the original counties formed in 1850 when California gained statehood.

The first Yolo County Courthouse was completed on January 9, 1864; it was designed by the only architect in Woodland, California, A.A. Bennett. The builder was P. McManus; work began on June 26, 1863, and was scheduled to complete by October 1. The final cost was US$27,858.40(equivalent to $460,000 in 2020), overrunning the original budget of US$24,250 by almost 15%. Earthquakes in 1892, 1904, and 1906 led to the condemnation of the building in 1911. [3]

Yolo County Courthouse (1917) by William H. Weeks, photographed in 2011 Yolo County Courthouse.jpg
Yolo County Courthouse (1917) by William H. Weeks, photographed in 2011

A new Yolo County Courthouse, designed by William H. Weeks, was completed in 1917. [3] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [4] As the population of the county grew, the court system also grew to encompass seven separate buildings; a new courthouse was completed in 2015 to consolidate operations into a single building with fourteen courtrooms. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "New Presiding Judge and Assistant Presiding Judge for 2021" (PDF) (Press release). Superior Court of the State of California, County of Yolo. October 19, 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Retiring court executive lauded for fiscal foresight". Davis Enterprise. March 3, 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "History of the Yolo County Courthouse".
  4. ↑ "National Register Information System – Yolo County Courthouse (#86003660)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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