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Stanislaus County was formed in 1854, partitioned from neighboring Tuolumne County. [3] The first county seat was Adamsville, selected by a vote held June 10, 1854; [4] the county seat was moved up the Tuolumne River to Empire City that November, then La Grange in the December 20, 1855 election.
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.
The five-member elected Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors (BOS) is the county legislature. The board operates in a legislative, executive, and quasi-judicial capacity. . As a legislative authority, it can pass ordinances for the unincorporated areas (ordinances that affect the whole county, like posting of restaurant ratings, must be ratified by the individual cit
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In 1915, he reentered law when Governor Hiram Johnson appointed Langdon a judge of the Superior Court of Stanislaus County. [12] In December 1918, Governor William Stephens appointed Langdon presiding judge of the newly minted First District, Second Division, of the California Court of Appeal. [13] In 1920, Langdon was elected to a full term. [14]
The Stanislaus Superior Court has received 13 petitions in the first 2 1/2 months of the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act program, an executive officer said Thursday.
Ann Veneman (1976): [378] [379] First female to serve as the Deputy Public Defender in Stanislaus County, California (1978) Susan D. Siefken: [380] First female to serve as the President of the Stanislaus County Bar Association (1989) Birgit Fladager (1986): [381] First elected female District Attorney of Stanislaus County, California (2006)