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Lake County was partitioned from Napa and Mendocino counties in 1861. [2]Lakeport was selected as county seat in the first election in June 1861, and a two-storey wooden court house with a footprint of approximately 30 ft × 50 ft (9.1 m × 15.2 m) was erected; a history states it was not "pretentious or showy ... but it answered the purposes for which it was designed very well indeed."
Kern County was partitioned from Tulare, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino counties in 1866, [3] following a failed effort to establish Buena Vista County which started in 1855.
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.
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Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California.As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,163. [5] The county seat is Lakeport. [6]
[17] [18] Notably, all published California appellate decisions are binding on all superior courts, regardless of appellate district. [19] The California superior courts are the courts of general jurisdiction that hear and decide any civil or criminal action which is not specially designated to be heard before some other court or governmental ...
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Placer County was one of the original counties formed in 1850 when California gained statehood. The first Placer County Court was organized with a temporary wood and canvas courthouse erected in 1851 on Auburn's Court Street. A two-story wooden courthouse was built shortly thereafter and the Court of Sessions was held f