Glenn County Superior Court

Glenn County Superior Court
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39°31′13″N 122°12′01″W / 39.52018°N 122.20027°W / 39.52018; -122.20027
Established1891
JurisdictionGlenn County, California
LocationWillows
Coordinates39°31′13″N 122°12′01″W / 39.52018°N 122.20027°W / 39.52018; -122.20027
Appeals toCalifornia Court of Appeal for the Third District
Websitewww.glenn.courts.ca.gov
Presiding Judge
CurrentlyHon. Donald Cole Byrd
Court Executive Officer
CurrentlySharif Elmallah[1]
SinceSep 16, 2019

The Superior Court of California, County of Glenn, also known as the Glenn County Superior Court or Glenn Superior Court, is the California superior court with jurisdiction over Glenn County.

History

Glenn County was formed in 1891, partitioned from neighboring Colusa County.[2]

The Glenn County Courthouse was completed in 1894 for the county seat in Willows; after the dome was damaged by an earthquake, it was removed in 1951.[3][4][5] The dome was added at the request of county supervisors, who were concerned about rumors the contractor would go bankrupt before finishing the buildings.[6] The courthouse was designed by John Curtis, who also designed the Placer County Courthouse. An annex was added in 1968, designed by Alvin Fingado and George T. Kern.[7][8]

Because of the small population of the county, the superior court has two judges and one child support commissioner (under Assembly Bill 1058).[3][9] After Hon. Peter Billiou Twede retired in 2018, Governor Jerry Brown appointed Hon. Alicia Ekland to the bench; she is the first female judge to serve Glenn County.[10]

Construction started in December 2018 for a two-story annex behind the existing historic courthouse in Willows, replacing three single-story additions built in the 1940s. The existing courthouse has 15,798 ft (4,815 m) of space; when the new annex is complete, that will expand to 41,867 sq ft (3,889.6 m2) and the Orland Branch will close, consolidating court operations in Willows. During construction, operations in Willows were moved temporarily to the Willows Memorial Hall.[11]

Venues

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Glenn County Superior Court locations:
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Main, 526 W Sycamore (Willows)
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Orland, 821 E South

Aside from the main courthouse in Willows, the superior court operates a branch courthouse in Orland, the county's largest city.

References

  1. ^ "Press Releases". Superior Court of California, County of Glenn. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ California State Assembly. "An Act to create the County of Glenn, to establish the boundaries thereof, and to provide for its organization". Twenty-ninth Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 94 p. 98. direct URL Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "History, Statistics & Attractions". Superior Court of California, County of Glenn. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ Koue, A. Lewis (May 1962). "Glenn County Courthouse, HABS Survey No. CAL-1804" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Glenn County Courthouse and Old County Jail". NoeHill Travels in California. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Glenn County". California Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ^ Deacon, John (2015). "Glenn County". American Courthouses. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Glenn County, California". Courthouse History. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  9. ^ California State Assembly. "An act to amend Section 259 of, to add Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 689.010) to Division 1 of Title 9 of Part 2 of, and to repeal Sections 639.5 and 640.1 of, the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Section 4506.3 of, to add Section 5246 to, to add Article 3 (commencing with Section 3680) to Chapter 6 of Part 1 of Division 9 of, to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 4250) to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 9 of, and to add Division 14 (commencing with Section 10000) to, the Family Code, to amend Section 70141 of the Government Code, to amend Sections 11350.1, 11475.1, and 11478.2 of, and to add Sections 11350.7, 11354, 11355, and 11356 to, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to family law". 1995–1996 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 957 p. 5664. direct URL Archived 2016-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Larson, Ruby (October 16, 2018). "New judge appointed to superior court". Appeal-Democrat. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Glenn County, Willows Courthouse Renovation/Expansion". California Superior Courts. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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