I took a multi-day journey through far-northern California a few weeks ago with the purpose of visiting as many county courthouses as I feasibly could in the time that I had. I wanted to check out their self-help centers and law libraries (mandatory by state statute), as well as to touch base with as many UC Davis law alums and other "rural" lawyers as I could find. I took lots of photos both inside and outside the courthouses in these counties (in this order): Butte, Trinity, Siskiyou, Modoc, Del Norte and Mendocino. (I missed out on Lake County only because my navigator steered me toward a Foster's Freeze and away from county seat Lakeport, and I discovered this diversion only after it was too late to recover the lost time and still make our next commitment).
Those of you familiar with California geography will realize that I covered some territory now under siege by deadly fires--including the stretch of California 299 between Redding and Weaverville and the stretch of California 20 between Ukiah and Upper Lake.
What follows are photos of the exterior of these county courthouses:
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| Butte County Superior Court, Chico branch, built 2015 |
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| Trinity County Courthouse, Weaverville, built 1856 |
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| Annex to Trinity County Courthouse, including security screening entrance |
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Siskiyou County Courthouse, Yreka. A new Courthouse is
currently under construction. |
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| Modoc County Courthouse, Alturas, built in 1914. |
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Landscaping at the Modoc County Courthouse
was the most attractive (and water conservationist)
I saw on this trip. |
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Del Norte County Courthouse, Crescent City. I cannot find the history of this
courthouse online and wondered if the prior one (built in 1958, as best I can tell)
was destroyed by the 1964 tsunami. |
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| Mendocino County Courthouse, Ukiah, built 1950 |
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