Superior Court

In San Joaquin County, east of San Francisco, at least one branch of the court will be shut and judges will hear far fewer small-claims cases, according to the presiding superior-court judge, Robin Appel. ❋ David Ferry (2011)

Mr. Christie appointed to a superior-court judgeship this summer a Muslim lawyer who defended Muslims detained after the Sept. 11 attacks. ❋ Neil King Jr. (2011)

In March 2008, it was dismissed by a superior-court judge, who ruled that while the dispatchers 'conduct was "utterly reprehensible," it hadn't violated the law. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The four defendants were photographed and fingerprinted and brought before a Los Angeles superior-court judge. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She was the first of four women whom superior-court judge Larry Paul Fidler allowed as prosecution witnesses to show Spector's pattern of pulling guns on women. ❋ Dunne, Dominick (2007)

Instead they are rather tame claims on the right to nominate state superior-court and electoral-court judges, to tax at the state level and to keep a share of hydrocarbon revenues. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Finally, on February 9, 1938, a superior-court judge dismissed the case. ❋ Stenn, David (2003)

The hearing officer ruled against Kirk, a decision later upheld by a superior-court judge and a state appeals court. ❋ Unknown (1995)

A superior-court judge recently held the landlord responsible for maintaining "a public nuisance" and for violating local fire, health, safety, building, and zoning codes. ❋ Unknown (1995)

A judge of the superior-court sat on the front bench clapping his hands with a noise like pistol shots. ❋ Frank Preston Stearns (1881)

Since then the Catsourases have spent thousands of dollar in legal fees attempting to stop the photos from being published and sued the CHP for negligence, invasion of privacy and emotional distress, but in March of 2008, the case was dismissed by a California superior-court judge. ❋ Unknown (2009)