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New Woodland Courthouse
Superior Court of California, County of Yolo
Funded by Senate Bill 1407
Initial Funding Year: FY 2009-2010 |
Overview
The Superior Court of California, County of Yolo consists of six separate facilities. These facilities poorly serve the growing needs of the county's residents, and the lack of consolidated facilities exacerbates the functional problems of the court facilities. The main courthouse is the historic Woodland Courthouse, constructed in 1917 as a shared court and county facility and now on the National Register of Historic Places. The county vacated the building in 1985 except for the district attorney's office, which remained in the building until 1993.
The historic courthouse has been renovated as the court has grown and now houses eight marginal courtrooms. This facility has significant security problems, severe accessibility deficiencies, is very overcrowded, and has many physical problems, preventing the court from providing safe and efficient services to the public. To meet current space needs, the court operates five other facilities, many with courtrooms, spread throughout the downtown Woodland area. The proposed new 14-courtroom facility will replace all six court facilities in Yolo County.
The county will retain title to the historic courthouse and occupy the building once the court vacates the space. The proposed courthouse will include space for all court operations, and will be approximately 145,000 square feet. Based on a site program developed to accommodate the new facility, a site of approximately 2 acres is needed for the courthouse, if parking is accommodated on a separate site.
For More Information
AOC Office of Court Construction and Management
415-865-4900, occm@jud.ca.gov
Page last updated: Tuesday, 02-Feb-2010 11:33:56 PST
