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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 .
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).
The Court uses the California Court Case Management System (CCMS) v3, [6] and exposes services to the public such as the Criminal Defendant Index, Civil Party Name Search, Civil Case Document Images, Traffic Ticket Online Services, e-File Small Claims, and Divorce Judgment Documents.
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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 ...
Clara Harter. December 19, 2024 at 7:44 AM. Danny Masterson arrives at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles on May 31, 2023. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
At the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, during a "Congress" of the Board of Lady Managers, Clara Shortridge Foltz made her first highly public presentation of her idea of the public defender. [3] Then, due to Foltz's persistent efforts over a period of several years, Los Angeles County established a public defender office in 1913 under its county ...
On Oct. 23, Warren showed up at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles to be arraigned in the gun possession case for which he first received a GPS device.