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The People of the State of California v. Superior Court (Romero), 13 CAL. 4TH 497, 917 P.2D 628 (Cal. 1996), was a landmark case in the state of California that gave California Superior Court judges the ability to dismiss a criminal defendant's "strike prior" pursuant to the California Three-strikes law, thereby avoiding a 25-to-life minimum sentence.
Joseph H. Stuart: [216] First African American male lawyers in San Diego County, California (1890) Duane E. Bennett: [217] [218] [219] First African American male to become the City Attorney for Oceanside, San Diego County, California; Ataulfo “A.F.” Molina (1923): [220] [221] First Latino American male judge in San Diego County, California ...
San Diego County was one of the original counties formed when California gained statehood in 1850. The first elected officers of the San Diego Court of Sessions met in October 1850, including presiding judge Hon. John Hayes and associate judges Charles Haraszthy and William H. Moon; the First Court House, approximately at the intersection of San Diego and Mason Streets, was part of what is now ...
In 2005, Simmons was a deputy city attorney in the San Diego City Attorney's Office. From 2006 to 2017, he was a deputy district attorney in the San Diego County District Attorney's Office. [3] [4] During his tenure, he worked in the juvenile division, the superior court division and the gangs division. He has volunteered for Project LEAD. [5]
Another quirk is that because the superior courts are now fully unified with all courts of inferior jurisdiction, the superior courts must hear relatively minor cases that previously would have been heard in such inferior courts, such as infractions, misdemeanors, "limited civil" actions (actions where the amount in controversy is below $35,000), and "small claims" actions.
San Diego Municipal Court (1993–1994); San Diego Superior Court (1994–2003) California: retired: Sonia Cortés [130] Yolo County Superior Court (2015– ) California: active: Annabelle G. Cortez [131] Los Angeles County Superior Court (2012– ) California: active: Angel A. Cortiñas [132] Florida Third District Court of Appeal (2005–2013 ...
All other misdemeanor, felony, and infraction violations that occur within San Diego County are prosecuted by the district attorney. As of 2011 the district attorney's office employs 310 attorneys. [1] The district attorney's office claims a 90+ percent conviction rate. [2]
San Diego: 1950 1995–2019 2012–2019 2019–present Clinton: 54 Senior Judge Jeffrey T. Miller: San Diego: 1943 1997–2010 — 2010–present Clinton: 55 Senior Judge Thomas J. Whelan: San Diego: 1940 1998–2010 — 2010–present Clinton: 56 Senior Judge M. James Lorenz: San Diego: 1935 1999–2009 — 2009–present Clinton: 59 Senior ...