Sutter County Superior Court

California superior court with jurisdiction over Sutter Country

Sutter County Superior Court

39°08′39″N 121°38′17″W﻿ / ﻿39.14426°N 121.63812°W﻿ / 39.14426; -121.63812
Established| 1850
Jurisdiction| Sutter County, California
Location| Yuba City
Coordinates| 39°08′39″N 121°38′17″W﻿ / ﻿39.14426°N 121.63812°W﻿ / 39.14426; -121.63812
Appeals to| California Court of Appeal for the Third District
Website| suttercourts.com
Presiding Judge
Currently| Hon. Susan E. Green[1]
Court Executive Officer
Currently| Stephanie M. Hansel[2]

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

## History

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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:

Sutter County Courthouse (2016), 1175 Civic Center Dr

Courthouse West (1900), 446 Second St

Courthouse East (1953), 463 Second St

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

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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

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1. ^ "Judicial Officers". Superior Court of California, County of Sutter. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
2. ^ "California Courts Newsroom". Judicial Branch of California. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
3. ^ "Tearing Down First Court House of Sutter County". Sacramento Union. March 8, 1920. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
4. ^ "Will Rebuild Courthouse". San Francisco Call. June 23, 1899. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
5. ^ "Sutter County". California Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
6. ^ "Live Oak to Try for County Seat If Gridley Joins". Marysville Daily Appeal. August 1, 1920. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
7. ^ "Live Oak Would Be Sutter County Seat". Colusa Daily Sun. August 2, 1920. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
8. ^ "Live Oak New Division Factor". Chico Record. August 3, 1920. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
9. ^ "Sutter County, California". Courthouse History. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
10. ^ Deacon, John (2015). "Sutter County". American Courthouses. Retrieved December 30, 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 December 30, 2020.
12. ^ "Sutter County, New Yuba City Courthouse". The Judicial Branch of California. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
13. ^ "Notice of Transfer of Surplus Property" (PDF). Superior Court of California, County of Sutter. Retrieved December 30, 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 December 30, 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 April 13, 2021.

## External links

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* Official website
* "Ribbon Cutting: Sutter County Courthouse". flickr.com. Ross Drulis Cusenbery Architecture. 2015.

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