This collection contains records that provide details on the operations of the Santa Rosa Justice Court and its successor, the Santa Rosa Judicial District Court. Includes the justice docket (i.e., criminal justice docket) for the court between 1906-1955 (titles of volumes in the justice docket vary).

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 Petaluma Justice Court was one of twelve such inferior courts in the County. The Justice Court (also known as the Santa Rosa Justice's Court; more formally designated as the State of California's Justice Court for Santa Rosa), had jurisdiction over the City of Santa Rosa and surrounding area of central Sonoma County, California.

55 volumes

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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