Orange County, California Superior Court
Orange County, California Superior Court | |
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33°45′02″N 117°52′31″W / 33.75065°N 117.87534°W | |
Established | 1893 |
Jurisdiction | Orange County, California |
Location |
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Coordinates | 33°45′02″N 117°52′31″W / 33.75065°N 117.87534°W |
Appeals to | California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District, Division Three |
Website | occourts |
Presiding Judge | |
Currently | Hon. Erick L. Larsh[1] |
Assistant Presiding Judge | |
Currently | Hon. Maria D. Hernandez[1] |
Court Executive Officer | |
Currently | David Yamasaki[2] |
The Superior Court of California, County of Orange, also known as the Orange County Superior Court or Orange Superior Court, is the branch of the
History
Orange County was partitioned from Los Angeles County in 1889.[3] An earlier attempt to partition what would have been Anaheim County (with its county seat at Anaheim) had failed in the State Senate after passing the Assembly in 1870.[4]: 5 The name "Orange County" was coined in 1872, and additional attempts to partition the new county failed in 1876 (as "Santa Ana County") and 1881 (as "Orange County"); each of these early attempts fixed the northern border at the San Gabriel River, leaving Anaheim as a logical county seat, as it would be in the center.[4]: 6–7
The city of
In June 1893, the county purchased a site for
The 1901 courthouse was remodeled in 1964–65 to add four more courtrooms on the first floor and air conditioning, but the facilities remained inadequate and ground was broken on September 16, 1966 for a new 11-story courthouse, designed in part by Richard Neutra.[4]: 45–46 The new courthouse was dedicated on January 10, 1969; some limited functions remained in the 1901 building until 1978.[4]: 46 The 1969 courthouse consists of two buildings, the tower on the northeast corner and a lower three-story building to the west, joined by a glass-paneled entrance and covered walkway.[8]
Preservation efforts for the 1901 courthouse saw it named to the list of California Historical Landmarks (No. 837) on March 11, 1970,[4]: 47 then to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[9] A seismic evaluation in 1979 concluded the building did not meet current codes, and the last county employees were moved by October 30.[4]: 50 The building was gutted and reconstructed with steel beams from 1983 to 1985.[4]: 50–52 By 1992, the interior restoration was complete.[4]: 55
Venues
In addition to the main Central branch in Santa Ana, the Superior Court of Orange County operates from branches in Orange (Lamoreaux Justice Center), Newport Beach (Harbor Justice Center), Fullerton (North Justice Center), and Westminster (West Justice Center).
The 1901 Orange County Courthouse is being used as a museum by the OC History Center. Several motion pictures have filmed there, including Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Legally Blonde (2001).[11]
References
- ^ a b "Judicial Governance" (PDF). Superior Court of California, County of Orange. March 2, 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "CEO and Executive Structure" (PDF). Superior Court of California, County of Orange. June 25, 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ California State Assembly. "An Act to create the County of Orange, to define the boundaries thereof, to determine the county seat by an election, and to provide for its organization and election of officers, and to classify said county". Twenty-eighth Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. CX p. 123. direct URL
- ^ LCCN 00-111621. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Armor, Samuel (1921). History of Orange County, California. Los Angeles: Historic Record Company. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Orange County". California Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Orange County, California". Courthouse History. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Deacon, John (2015). "Orange County". American Courthouses. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "National Register Information System – Orange County Court House (#77000321)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Locations". The Superior Court of California, County of Orange. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Old Orange County Courthouse" (PDF). OC Parks. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
External links
- Official website
- California Courthouses (PDF). Judicial Council of California. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2019.