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San Jose was chosen as the initial site for the state's capitol in 1849, which it held until 1851, when legislators voted to move to Vallejo. [1] After Santa Clara County was formed on April 25, 1851, a contest was held to select a design for a new building worthy of being a state capitol in 1860.
The superior courts are the lowest level of state courts in California holding general jurisdiction on civil and criminal matters. Above them are the six California courts of appeal, each with appellate jurisdiction over the superior courts within their districts, and the Supreme Court of California.
LaDoris Hazzard Cordell (born November 19, 1949) is an American retired judge of the Superior Court of California, and a retired Independent Police Auditor for the city of San Jose, California. As the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at Stanford Law School (1978-82), Cordell developed an admissions program that led to a dramatic increase in ...
Winston S. Keh: [215] First Filipino American male appointed as a Judge of the San Bernardino County Superior Court, California (2017) Aruna P. Rodrigo (2008): [ 56 ] [ 57 ] First Sri Lankan American male appointed as a Judge of the San Bernardino County Superior Court, California (2021)
A federal appeals court upheld a ruling Tuesday that allows a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member to play in this week’s Mountain West Conference tournament after a legal complaint said she should be ineligible on grounds that she is transgender and thus stronger, posing a safety risk to teammates and opponents.
San Francisco: 95 7th Street N.D. Cal. 9th Cir. 1905 present Named after Court of Appeals Judge James R. Browning in 2004. Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: San Francisco: 450 Golden Gate Avenue N.D. Cal. 1959 present Named after U.S. Rep. Phillip Burton in 1983. Robert F. Peckham Federal Building: San Jose: 280 South 1st ...
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The superior courts have appellate divisions (superior court judges sitting as appellate judges) which hear appeals from decisions of other superior court judges (or commissioners, or judges pro tem) who heard and decided relatively minor cases that previously would have been heard in inferior courts, such as infractions, misdemeanors, and ...