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Originally known as the Criminal Courts Building, [4] in 2002 it was renamed the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, after Clara S. Foltz, the first female lawyer on the West Coast of the United States (and also the first person to propose the creation of a public defender's office).
He held L.A.'s first county court sessions in his house on Olvera Street, since named after him. When California declared its statehood in 1849 and became a part of the United States, the first California Constitution authorized the legislature to establish municipal and such other courts as it deemed necessary.
Clara Shortridge Foltz (July 16, 1849 – September 2, 1934) was an American lawyer, the first female lawyer on the West Coast, and the pioneer of the idea of the public defender. The Criminal Courts Building in downtown Los Angeles was renamed after her in 2002, and is now known as the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center .
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The family members spoke out at a press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 16, in front of the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Downtown LosAngeles.
Nov. 9—COLUMBUS — Allen County Public Defender Kenneth Sturgill has been named the recipient of the Clara Shortridge Foltz Award for his significant impact and superior contributions to ...
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Danny Masterson's attorneys are seeking to overturn his conviction of raping two women — alleging in a new filing that the "That '70s Show" star did not receive a fair trial.