Mono County Superior Court
| Mono County Superior Court | |
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 1880 Mono County Courthouse in Bridgeport (photographed in 2012 by Carol Highsmith) | |
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| 37°38′45″N 118°57′48″W / 37.64592°N 118.96333°W | |
| Established | 1861 |
| Jurisdiction | Mono County, California |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 37°38′45″N 118°57′48″W / 37.64592°N 118.96333°W |
| Appeals to | California Court of Appeal for the Third District |
| Website | mono |
| Presiding Judge | |
| Currently | Hon. Mark G. Magit[1] |
| Assistant Presiding Judge | |
| Currently | Hon. Gerald F. Mohun, Jr.[1] |
| Court Executive Officer | |
| Currently | Lester Perpall[1] |
The Superior Court of California, County of Mono, also known as the Mono County Superior Court or Mono Superior Court, is the branch of the California superior court with jurisdiction over Mono County.
History
[edit]Mono County was partitioned from Calaveras, Fresno, and Mariposa counties in 1861.[2] Aurora was named as the initial county seat.[2]
In 1863, a detailed survey concluded that Aurora was in the Territory of Nevada instead and after it was named the seat of Esmeralda County, Nevada, the county seat was moved to Bridgeport by election in 1864.[3]: 240–243 The county records were hauled from Aurora to Bridgeport and stored in Kingsley's Inn, which served as the first county courthouse.[4] The 2-1⁄2 story Mono County Courthouse was completed in 1880, designed by J.R. Roberts and built by Charles Anton, Samuel Hopkins, and James Cain.[4][5] The 1880 courthouse is still serving its original purpose as the north branch courthouse for the county,[6] and is among the oldest operating courthouses in California.[7] An annex was built in 1974.[8]
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Court proceedings for the southern part of the county were held in a leased space in Mammoth Lakes, the county's only incorporated city. A study in 2003 showed that 90% of all court proceedings were held in Mammoth Lakes, prompting a 2006 Feasibility Report which concluded a new courthouse in that city was needed; because Bridgeport and Mammoth Lakes are approximately one hour's drive apart and there is no central population center in the county, both locations would need to be maintained.[6]: 5–6 The new Mammoth Lakes Courthouse was completed in 2011 and occupied in September of that year.[9]
Venues
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Although the county seat and old courthouse is in Bridgeport, court administration and most proceedings are held in the two-courtroom building in Mammoth Lakes, completed in 2011.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Home page". Superior Court of California, County of Mono. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b California State Assembly. "An Act to create the County of Mono, to define its Boundaries, and provide for its Organization". Twelfth Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. CCCXXXIII p. 235. direct URL
- ^ Chappell, Maxine (September 1947). "Early History of Mono County". California Historical Society Quarterly. 26 (3): 233–248. doi:10.2307/25156044. scanned at Internet Archive
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – Mono County Courthouse (#74000536)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Mono County, California". Courthouse History. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b Project Feasibility Report: New Mammoth Lakes Court (PDF) (Report). Administrative Office of the Courts, Office of Court Construction and Management. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Mono County". California Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Deacon, John (2015). "Mono County". American Courthouses. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Mono County, Mammoth Lakes Courthouse". California Courts. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Location and Contact Information". The Superior Court of California, County of Mono. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- California Courthouses (PDF). Judicial Council of California. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2019.