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In common law systems, a superior court is a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases. A superior court is "superior" relative to a court with limited jurisdiction (see lower court), which is restricted to civil cases involving monetary amounts with a specific limit, or criminal cases involving offenses of a less serious nature. A superior court may hear appeals from lower courts (see court of appeal).
The term "superior court" has its origins in the English court system. The royal courts were the highest courts in the country, with what would now be termed supervisory jurisdiction over baronial and local courts. Decisions of those courts could be reviewed by the royal courts, as part of the Crown's role as the ultimate fountain of justice. The royal courts became known as the "superior courts", while lower courts whose decisions could be reviewed by the royal courts became known as "inferior courts". The decisions of the superior courts were not reviewable or appealable, unless an appeal was created by statute.
Santa Clara (Portuguese and Spanish for Saint Clair or Saint Claire) may refer to:
Santa Clara County, California, officially the County of Santa Clara, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,781,642. The county seat is San Jose, the tenth-most populous city in the United States.
Santa Clara County is included in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area. Located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay, the highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley. Santa Clara is the most populous county in the San Francisco Bay Area region, and one of the most affluent counties in the United States.
Santa Clara County is named after Mission Santa Clara, which was established in 1777, and is also named for Saint Clare of Assisi.
Santa Clara County was one of the original counties of California, formed in 1850 at the time of statehood. The original inhabitants included the Ohlone, residing on Coyote Creek and Calaveras Creek. Part of the county's territory was given to Alameda County in 1853.
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The Superior Court of Santa Clara County is the California Superior Court for Santa Clara County, which includes the city of San Jose. The doctrine of Corporate personhood in US law is commonly traced to the 1886 decision of the United States Supreme Court in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, which started in this court.
Some of the judges to have served for the court are:
Santa Clara County Bar Association Family Law Section holiday luncheon held in San Jose on December 2, 2016. Attended by Santa Clara County Superior Court judges, court clerks and court employees. For entertainment, divorce lawyer carolers sang songs mocking clients and pro per litigants, and boasting about the significant income of family law attorneys. Santa Clara County judges include James Towery, Mary Ann Grilli, Rise Jones Pichon, Aaron Persky, Mark Pierce, Vincent Chiarello, Michael Clark and Erica Yew.
An independent union representing nearly 300 Superior court workers in Santa Clara County have been on strike for 8 days for living wages and also human rights. Workers have not had a pay raise in 8 years and face homelessness and some are forced to get public services because of their low pay in Silicon Valley. Many also commute two and three hours to work because they cannot afford to live in the San Jose area. The average price of a house in Santa Clara county is $1 million and the average salary of the court clerks $55,000 forcing more and more into becoming homeless. Santa Clara County Court CEO David H. Yamasaki refused to give a 2.1% increase to clerical workers although this was provided by the state and also according to workers sent an email out to all staff telling them not to...
Increasing Efficiency in the Superior Court of Santa Clara - created at http://animoto.com
Welcome to Jury Duty - Pierce County Superior Court
Judge Leonard P. Edwards (Ret.), Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California, addresses the Bar Association of San Francisco on Feb. 18, 2015.
Justice James Humes visited the Superior Court of Santa Clara County. He reports to the council that the court plans to open a new facility in August 2016 that will house family law matters. But he also reports the court is struggling with funding and staffing issues.
Judge Diane Ritchie explains the importance of voting for judges in Santa Clara County, California. You may vote for the President, Governor and even the Mayor of your city. But if you met them in person, it's unlikely that meeting would change your life. But if you meet a judge in Santa Clara County Superior Court - if you look to that judge for justice - that meeting will almost certainly change your life. This is why you should vote for a judge.
Here are 3 most important ways that judges in Santa Clara County Superior Court influence court proceedings.
Santa Clara County Bar Association Family Law Section holiday luncheon held in San Jose on December 2, 2016. Attended by Santa Clara County Superior Court judges, court clerks and court employees. For entertainment, divorce lawyer carolers sang songs mocking clients and pro per litigants, and boasting about the significant income of family law attorneys. Santa Clara County judges include James Towery, Mary Ann Grilli, Rise Jones Pichon, Aaron Persky, Mark Pierce, Vincent Chiarello, Michael Clark and Erica Yew.
An independent union representing nearly 300 Superior court workers in Santa Clara County have been on strike for 8 days for living wages and also human rights. Workers have not had a pay raise in 8 years and face homelessness and some are forced to get public services because of their low pay in Silicon Valley. Many also commute two and three hours to work because they cannot afford to live in the San Jose area. The average price of a house in Santa Clara county is $1 million and the average salary of the court clerks $55,000 forcing more and more into becoming homeless. Santa Clara County Court CEO David H. Yamasaki refused to give a 2.1% increase to clerical workers although this was provided by the state and also according to workers sent an email out to all staff telling them not to...
Increasing Efficiency in the Superior Court of Santa Clara - created at http://animoto.com
Welcome to Jury Duty - Pierce County Superior Court
Judge Leonard P. Edwards (Ret.), Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California, addresses the Bar Association of San Francisco on Feb. 18, 2015.
Justice James Humes visited the Superior Court of Santa Clara County. He reports to the council that the court plans to open a new facility in August 2016 that will house family law matters. But he also reports the court is struggling with funding and staffing issues.
Judge Diane Ritchie explains the importance of voting for judges in Santa Clara County, California. You may vote for the President, Governor and even the Mayor of your city. But if you met them in person, it's unlikely that meeting would change your life. But if you meet a judge in Santa Clara County Superior Court - if you look to that judge for justice - that meeting will almost certainly change your life. This is why you should vote for a judge.
Here are 3 most important ways that judges in Santa Clara County Superior Court influence court proceedings.
The League of Women Voters of Palo Alto present the Santa Clara County Superior Court Judgeship Candidates Forum. April 24th, 2010 @ the Unitarian Universalist Church in Palo Alto
2016 Children's Summit | Friday Plenary Speaker "Compassion as Innovation - Fundamentally Reframing What Families Need From Government Systems" PRESENTED BY: HON. JUDGE LUCERO The Honorable Judge Lucero currently supervises the Juvenile Justice Division of the Santa Clara County Superior Court. She has been on the bench for 15 years. She is a former prosecutor specializing in crimes against children and the elderly. She has provided training nationally to judges, attorneys, child welfare workers and probation officers on issues that impact children and families who are court involved. She is a published author and has received national recognition for her ability to bring stakeholders together and create systems change that improve outcomes for families and create cost savings to the ...
Judge Leonard P. Edwards (Ret.), Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California, addresses the Bar Association of San Francisco on Feb. 18, 2015.
ENDING THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HOMELESSNESS: THE ROLE OF COURTS, LAWYERS AND ADVOCATES San Francisco, CA April 25, 2014 Program materials can be accessed at: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_services/homelessness_poverty/events_cle/2014summit.html In the best of times, parolees are challenged to find housing and employment and confront stigma and stereotyping. In an economic climate where cities, counties and state budgets are lean, locating housing and employment opportunities present even more difficult challenges for parolees and reentry populations. Panelists will discuss the VA's highly effective outreach efforts as well as model Reentry Court programs and provide participants with concrete guidance on what the legal community and service providers can do to prevent homel...
ENDING THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HOMELESSNESS: THE ROLE OF COURTS, LAWYERS AND ADVOCATES San Francisco, CA April 25, 2014 Program materials can be accessed at: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_services/homelessness_poverty/events_cle/2014summit.html Deepening Court Involvement: How the Power of Homeless Courts and Treatment Courts Can Address the Root Causes of Homelessness among Individuals, Families and Youth Homeless Courts and Treatment Courts (Drug, Mental Health and Veterans Treatment Courts) have proven track records when it comes to providing comprehensive and in-depth wrap around services designed to meet the needs of a particular segment of the homeless population—including homeless individuals, families and youth. Through partnerships with community based service pro...
This is a special episode in a new round table discussion format centered on the topic of possession syndrome, specifically on the relationship of this condition between between psychological / physiological cause and concerns or whether this is a spiritual condition or both. Our guests for this discussion are as follows: Dr Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist practicing in Los Angeles, and a former pupil and protege of existential analyst Dr. Rollo May and is currently a professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. In addition to specializing in providing existential and depth psychologically oriented psychotherapy to adult patients for close to 40 years, Dr. Diamond is a former member of the Forensic Panel for the Santa Clara County S...
A public forum about the Santa Clara Juvenile Justice system. With special speakers. The Hon. Patrick Tondreau,Supervising Judge, Juvenile Division, Santa Clara County, Elisa Carias, Supervising Probation Officer Juvenile Division Superior Court and Chris Arriola, Supervising Deputy District Attorney. This program was aired on KMVT15 Community Media.
A Blue Ribbon Panel on Transparency, Fairness, and Accountability in Law Enforcement: A three judge panel was established to investigate and to report to the District Attorney and to the public on concerns related to potential racial, ethnic, and sexual orientation bias of members of the San Francisco Police Department. The Panel: Justice Cruz Reynoso (California Supreme Court), Judge La Doris Cordell (Superior Court, Santa Clara County), and Judge Dickran M. Tevrizian (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California). The judges, attorneys, and the public met at San Francisco's African American Cultural Center on Monday, May 9th, 2016. Tune in! policylink.org johnburrislaw.com sfpublicdefender.org sfgov.org/occ internationalmediatv.com youtube.com/johnnieburrellstv
Stepping Up: The California Summit -- Jan. 19, 2017 -- People living with mental illnesses and their family members will discuss their experiences with the behavioral health and justice systems and why it is important to incorporate their perspectives into county plans for reducing the number of people with mental illnesses in jails. Speaker: Hon. Stephen Manley Judge, Superior Court, Santa Clara County Panelists: Erika Miranda Peer Navigator, Encompass Community Services, Santa Cruz County Mark Gale Criminal Justice Chair, LA County Council, National Alliance on Mental Illness Jeremy Sorensen Senior Mentor, TLCS Inc. Moderator: Stephanie Welch Executive Officer, Council on Mentally Ill Offenders
The Role of Attorneys, GALS and Judges in Dependency Cases with Domestic Violence Victims Presented by The Honorable Judge Lucero, Superior Court Judge in Santa Clara County Presiding Over the Juvenile Justice Court Calendar and Dual Diagnosis Juvenile Justice Calendar, and Karen Zavora, Program Attorney with NCJFCJ. (90 minutes)