Sutter County Superior Court
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39°08′39″N 121°38′17″W / 39.14426°N 121.63812°W / 39.14426; -121.63812
Established1850
JurisdictionSutter County, California
LocationYuba City
Coordinates39°08′39″N 121°38′17″W / 39.14426°N 121.63812°W / 39.14426; -121.63812
Appeals toCalifornia Court of Appeal for the Third District
Websitesuttercourts.com
Presiding Judge
CurrentlyHon. Susan E. Green[1]
Court Executive Officer
CurrentlyStephanie M. Hansel[2]

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

History

Sutter County was one of the original counties established when California became a state.

The first courthouse was originally built in 1850, in Nicolaus, which served as the initial county seat. It became the American Hotel after the county seat was moved to Yuba City in 1854, and was razed in 1920.[3]

Courthouse West (c.1915)

Three courthouses were built on the same site in Yuba City: one completed in 1858 (destroyed by fire in 1871, reportedly by mice gnawing on matches), another completed in 1873 (destroyed by arson in 1899),[4] and a third completed in 1900 as a replica of the second.[5] The third courthouse is still standing and is known as Courthouse West or Old Courthouse.

In 1920, citizens from the town of Live Oak proposed the county seat be moved there should a portion of Butte County known as the Gridley District secede and join Sutter County.[6][7][8]

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Sutter County Superior Court locations:
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Sutter County Courthouse (2016), 1175 Civic Center Dr
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Courthouse West (1900), 446 Second St
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Courthouse East (1953), 463 Second St
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Family Law Center, 430 Center St

Court facilities were expanded across the street to the County Office Building, which was completed in 1953 and is also known as Courthouse East.[9] An annex to Courthouse West was completed in 1961.[10]

Operations at Courthouse West and Courthouse East ceased in August 2015 and were moved to the new courthouse facility.[11] The new Sutter County Courthouse was completed in 2016, and occupied starting on January 19 of that year, consolidating court operations from three separate facilities (Courthouse West, Courthouse East, and the Family Law Center, in a leased building).[12][13] The Sutter County Superior Court relinquished its interest in the Courthouse East/Sutter County Office Building in June 2016.[14]

Judges

Christopher Chandler served as a Superior Court judge from his appointment in 1998 until his retirement on May 31, 2016.[15]

Susan E. Green currently serves as the court's presiding judge.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Judicial Officers". Superior Court of California, County of Sutter. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ "California Courts Newsroom". Judicial Branch of California. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Tearing Down First Court House of Sutter County". Sacramento Union. March 8, 1920. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Will Rebuild Courthouse". San Francisco Call. June 23, 1899. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Sutter County". California Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Live Oak to Try for County Seat If Gridley Joins". Marysville Daily Appeal. August 1, 1920. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Live Oak Would Be Sutter County Seat". Colusa Daily Sun. August 2, 1920. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Live Oak New Division Factor". Chico Record. August 3, 1920. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Sutter County, California". Courthouse History. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  10. ^ Deacon, John (2015). "Sutter County". American Courthouses. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Public Notice | California Government Code Section 68106; Notice of Closure and Relocation" (PDF) (Press release). Superior Court of California, County of Sutter. June 25, 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Sutter County, New Yuba City Courthouse". The Judicial Branch of California. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Notice of Transfer of Surplus Property" (PDF). Superior Court of California, County of Sutter. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Approval of Amendment to Relinquishment of Equity Interest and Termination of Joint Occupancy Agreement between Sutter County and the Administrative Office of the Courts for Sutter Courthouse East and Authorization for the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to Sign the Amendment and Related Documents". County of Sutter, Office of the County Administrator. June 28, 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  15. ^ Judge Chris Chandler retires from the bench Appeal-Democrat. 1 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Judicial Officers | Superior Court of California | County of Sutter". SutterCourts.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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