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Sacramento Superior Court
The Gordon D. Schaber Downtown Courthouse of the Sacramento Superior Court houses the main administrative offices of the court, as well as containing trial courtrooms, the department of the Presiding Judge, and the general civil and criminal case processing support units.
Three buildings in the immediate vicinity of the Downtown Courthouse also provide court services. Located at 800 9th Street are Departments 53 and 54, hearing general civil law and motion matters. Located at 800 9th Street, first floor, is Department 59 where general civil settlement conferences are heard. The Erickson Building is located at 520 9th Street where civil matters are heard in Departments 57 and 58.
Placer County Family Court
This department deals with the various ways to terminate a marriage: divorce (also called “dissolution”), legal separation and annulment (or nullity) and includes the issues regarding spousal and child support, custody and visitation; property and debt division, and establishing parentage. It is also the department to which you go to request a restraining order due to domestic violence.
El Dorado County Family Court
The Family Law Facilitator of the Superior Court of El Dorado County has bee established to: Help the parties who cannot afford an attorney to represent themselves in Family Court by offering information and help with court procedures through workshops and individual personal assistance. The Family Law Facilitator is available to help both parents and all other parties who have questions about child/spousal support, health insurance, and the availability of community resources to help families.
State Bar of California
Founded in 1927 by the legislature, the State Bar of California is an administrative arm of the California Supreme Court. All lawyers practicing in California must be members of the State Bar. The mission of the State Bar: "Preserve and improve our justice system in order to ensure a free and just society under the law."
California Attorney General
The Attorney General represents the people of California in civil and criminal matters before trial, appellate and the supreme courts of California and the United States. The Attorney General also serves as legal counsel to state officers and, with few exceptions, to state agencies, boards and commissions. Exceptions to the centralized legal work done on behalf of the state are listed in Section 11041 of the Government Code.
California Courts
The California court system, the largest in the nation with more than 2,000 judicial officers, 18,000 court employees, and nearly nine million cases, serves over 34 million people. The state Constitution vests the judicial power of California in the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and the superior courts. The Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal are appellate courts that primarily review superior court decisions.
California Insurance Commissioner
Insurance is a $80 billion-a-year industry in California. Overseeing the industry and protecting the state's insurance consumers is the responsibility of the California Department of Insurance (CDI). The CDI regulates, investigates and audits insurance business to ensure that companies remain solvent and meet their obligations to insurance policyholders.
California Secretary of State
The Secretary of State's responsibilities include: Serving as the state's Chief Elections Officer, Implementing electronic filing and Internet disclosure of campaign and lobbyist financial information, Chartering corporations, Commissioning notaries public, Overseeing the State Archives, Filing a host of documents from Uniform Commercial Code financing and tax lien information to certificates of limited partnerships and limited liability companies, Serving as an ex-officio member of the California State World Trade Commission, Serving as a trustee of the Golden State Museum
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