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In June 1893, the county purchased a site for a new permanent courthouse from Spurgeon for US$8,000 (equivalent to $270,000 in 2023), in the block bounded by Sixth, Church, West, and Sycamore (now Santa Ana Blvd, Civic Center Dr, Broadway, and Sycamore, respectively); however, the first building erected on this site was the county jail, completed in 1897.
Jury duty or jury service is a service as a juror in a legal proceeding.Different countries have different approaches to juries: [1] variations include the kinds of cases tried before a jury, how many jurors hear a trial, and whether the lay person is involved in a single trial or holds a paid job similar to a judge, but without legal training.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (in case citations, E.D. Cal.) is a federal court in the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
An empty jury box at an American courtroom in Pershing County, Nevada. A jury is a sworn body of people (jurors) convened to hear evidence, make findings of fact, and render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment.
The Trial of the Seven Bishops by John Rogers Herbert. Jury nullification, also known in the United Kingdom as jury equity, [1] [2] or a perverse verdict, [3] [4] is when the jury in a criminal trial gives a verdict of not guilty even though they think a defendant has broken the law.
The Superior Court of California for and in the County of Santa Clara is the state trial court in and for Santa Clara County, California.. The Santa Clara Superior Court serves the public by providing equal justice for all in a fair, accessible, effective, efficient, and courteous manner; resolving disputes under the law; applying the law consistently, impartially, and independently ...
James Edward Rogan (born August 21, 1957) is an American judge of the Superior Court of California, adjunct law professor, author and former Member of the United States House of Representatives from California.