Description
Collection contains Redwood Township Justice Court records, including matters relating to Fish and Game. Records are variously
titled as "Criminal Docket" or "Criminal Justice Docket." Includes the criminal justice docket for the Redwood Township Justice
Court and its successor, the Redwood Judicial District Court, in Sonoma County, California between 1937 and 1964 and Small
Claims Court docket for the Redwood Judicial District Court, in Sonoma County, California, between 1960 and 1963.
Background
Prior to June 1998, California's trial courts consisted of Superior and Municipal courts, each with its own jurisdiction and
with its number of judges fixed by the Legislature; prior to 1951, the Redwood Township Justice Court was one of twelve such
inferior courts in the County. The Justice Court (also known as the Redwood Township Justice's Court; more formally designated
as the State of California's Justice Court for Redwood Township), had jurisdiction over Redwood Township in northwestern Sonoma
County, California, which included the City of Guerneville, Monte Rio, Jenner, Fort Ross and other coastal and inland settlements.
Restrictions
Property rights reside with the Sonoma County Library. The Sonoma County Library has made this collection available and believes
that the collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its
copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Collection may not be in the Public Domain under the laws
of other countries. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and
reuse information at
Availability
Materials stored offsite, but collection is open to research. In many cases, further details on individual volumes can be
found by calling staff at the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library. To view these materials, please call staff at
to request they be brought from the Archives to the Library