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Yolo County Superior Court

Coordinates: 38°40′37″N 121°46′04″W / 38.6769°N 121.7677°W / 38.6769; -121.7677
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Yolo County Superior Court
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38°40′37″N 121°46′04″W / 38.6769°N 121.7677°W / 38.6769; -121.7677
Established1864
JurisdictionYolo County, California
LocationWoodland
Coordinates38°40′37″N 121°46′04″W / 38.6769°N 121.7677°W / 38.6769; -121.7677
Appeals toCalifornia Court of Appeal for the Third District
Websiteyolo.courts.ca.gov
Presiding Judge
CurrentlyHon. Daniel P. Maguire
SinceJan 1, 2021[1]
Lead position ends2022
Assistant Presiding Judge
CurrentlyHon. David W. Reed
SinceJan 1, 2021[1]
Court Executive Officer
CurrentlyShawn C. Landry
SinceMay 1, 2013[2]

The Superior Court of California, County of Yolo County, is the branch of the California superior court with jurisdiction over Yolo County.

History

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Yolo County was one of the original counties formed in 1850 when California gained statehood.

The first Yolo County Courthouse was completed on January 9, 1864; it was designed by the only architect in Woodland, California, A.A. Bennett. The builder was P. McManus; work began on June 26, 1863, and was scheduled to complete by October 1. The final cost was US$27,858.40 (equivalent to $540,000 in 2023), overrunning the original budget of US$24,250 by almost 15%. Earthquakes in 1892, 1904, and 1906 led to the condemnation of the building in 1911.[3]

Yolo County Courthouse (1917) by William H. Weeks, photographed in 2011

A new Yolo County Courthouse, designed by William H. Weeks, was completed in 1917.[3] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[4] As the population of the county grew, the court system also grew to encompass seven separate buildings; a new courthouse was completed in 2015 to consolidate operations into a single building with fourteen courtrooms.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "New Presiding Judge and Assistant Presiding Judge for 2021" (PDF) (Press release). Superior Court of the State of California, County of Yolo. October 19, 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Retiring court executive lauded for fiscal foresight". Davis Enterprise. March 3, 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "History of the Yolo County Courthouse".
  4. ^ "National Register Information System – Yolo County Courthouse (#86003660)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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