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Santa Barbara County was one of the original counties formed in 1850 when California was admitted as a state. The first County Judge was Joaquin Carrillo, and the Second Judicial District was headed by Judge Henry A. Teffts; Judge Teffts drowned while attempting to land at Port Harford, and he was succeeded by Judge Carrillo, who held the position until 1866.
The Courthouse included two courtrooms, the County Board of Supervisors Assembly Room, jury assembly rooms, offices for the County Auditor, the Office of the County Treasury/Tax Collector, the Superintendent of Schools, a Sheriff's Department Office, the County jail, the County Hall of Records and other administrative offices.
Superior Court (that is, the superior court is the respondent on appeal), and the real opponent is then listed below those names as the "real party in interest". This is why several U.S. Supreme Court decisions in cases that originated in California bear names like Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court (1987) and Burnham v.
According to California Courts, jurors selected for a trial will be paid $15 per day and at least 34 cents for each mile they travel to and from court starting the second day of their service ...
It would be easier for prosecutors to tell jurors about previous sexual assault allegations in rape trials under the provisions of two bills endorsed by a state Senate panel Tuesday morning ...
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California is divided into three divisions, with jurisdiction over seven counties: Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. The Eastern Division covers Riverside and San Bernardino Counties at the Riverside courthouse.
A citizen's right to a trial by jury is a central feature of the United States Constitution. [1] It is considered a fundamental principle of the American legal system. Laws and regulations governing jury selection and conviction/acquittal requirements vary from state to state (and are not available in courts of American Samoa), but the fundamental right itself is mentioned five times in the ...
A federal class-action lawsuit on behalf of more than 5,800 youths alleges San Bernardino County Children and Family Services, an agency that was deemed "too broken to fix" by a civil grand jury ...