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Federal courts located in California United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (headquartered in San Francisco , having jurisdiction over the United States District Courts of Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, the Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, and Washington)
In 2002, the California Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) started the Second-Generation Electronic Filing Specification (2GEFS) project. [5] After a $200,000 consultant's report declared the project ready for a final push, the Judicial Council of California scrapped the program in 2012 after $500 million in costs. [6]
The California Constitution originally made the Supreme Court the only appellate court for the whole state. As the state's population skyrocketed during the 19th century, the Supreme Court was expanded from three to seven justices, and then the Court began hearing the majority of appeals in three-justice panels.
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In June, 1998, California passed Proposition 220, which allowed the judges in each county to determine if the county should have only one trial court. By 2001, all 58 counties had consolidated their courts into a single superior court.
As a quasi-judicial body, the Board is the final venue of appeal in the local planning process, and holds public hearings on various agenda items. A local nickname sometimes used for the board is the "five little kings." [3] [4] The board members as of December 6, 2020 were: Hilda Solis, district 1; Holly Mitchell, district 2
A Southern California man is accused of murdering a couple, setting their bodies and cars on fire in the desert and then stealing nearly $250,000 worth of luxury watches, handbags and clothing ...
United States Court of Appeals Building for the Ninth Circuit (enlarged ed.). United States General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service. OCLC 53969361. Ray McDevitt; Ronald M. George, Chief Justice of California (Forward) (2001). Courthouses of California: an Illustrated History. Berkeley, California: California Historical Society.