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Amador County Superior Court

Branch of California superior court with jurisdiction over Amador County

38°21′14″N 120°47′29″W / 38.3538°N 120.7913°W / 38.3538; -120.7913Established1854JurisdictionAmador County, CaliforniaLocationJacksonCoordinates38°21′14″N 120°47′29″W / 38.3538°N 120.7913°W / 38.3538; -120.7913Appeals toCalifornia Court of Appeal for the Third DistrictWebsiteamadorcourt.orgPresiding JudgeCurrentlyHon. J.S. Hermanson^[1]Assistant Presiding JudgeCurrentlyHon. Renee C. Day^[1]Court Executive OfficerCurrentlyDawn Harmon^[2]

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

History

Amador County was formed in 1854 from the northern section of what was Calaveras County, named for José María Amador.^[3]

Former courthouse (remodeled in 1940, photographed in 2009)

The first courthouse was a two-story wooden building completed in January 1855 at 108 Court Street, serving until August 1862, when it was destroyed by fire. A new brick courthouse was completed at the same site in December 1863, designed by S.D. Mandell.^[4] A neighboring building was completed as the Hall of Records in 1893 to a design by T.J. Welch, and the courthouse was expanded into the space between the two buildings around 1920.^[4] The 1863, 1893, and 1920 interstitial buildings were merged and given an Art Deco renovation in 1939;^[5] the combined courthouse building was re-dedicated on June 29, 1940.^[6]

In 2007, a new County courthouse was completed at 500 Argonaut Lane, replacing the 1863/1940 courthouse.^[6]^[7] Court operations moved to the new location on June 25, 2007.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Judicial Officers". The Superior Court of California, County of Amador. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ "Proposed Baseline Budget Plan for Fiscal Year 2020-2021" (PDF). The Superior Court of California, County of Amador. October 20, 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ California State Assembly. "An Act granting to the Electors of Calaveras County the privilege to vote for or against a division of said county, and to organize the County of Amador". Fifth Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. XLII p. 46. direct URL
^ ^a ^b "amador County Court House, Jackson, California". AmadorGold. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ "Amador County". California Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "History of the Court". The Superior Court of California, County of Amador. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ Deacon, John. "Amador County". American Courthouses. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ "Amador County Courthouse Project: On Time & On Budget". Local TV TSPN Amador County. May 31, 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2020.