Tuolumne County Superior Court

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Tuolumne County Superior Court cases in Tuolumne County, Sonora, CA

The Tuolumne County Superior Court, Branch Location in Sonora, is a California Superior Court (trial court of general jurisdiction). It serves as the county's primary forum for state-law matters, managing case filing, calendaring, hearings, trials, judgments, and records, and providing jury services. The court handles felony and misdemeanor criminal cases; traffic infractions and citations; civil matters (limited and unlimited), including small claims and unlawful detainer; family law (dissolution, custody, support, and domestic violence restraining orders); juvenile dependency and delinquency; probate (estates, conservatorships, and guardianships); and mental health proceedings. Proceedings commonly include arraignments, preliminary hearings, trials, sentencing, and the issuance of protective orders and warrants within its countywide jurisdiction.

Tuolumne County Superior Court Contact and Location Information

Court Type: Superior Court
County: Tuolumne
Street Address: 41 W. Yaney Avenue
City: Sonora
Zip Code: 95370
Phone: 209-533-5555
Fax: 209-533-6616
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30AM–4:30PM
Website URL: https://www.tuolumne.courts.ca.gov/
ADA Phone: 209-533-6565
About / Additional Info: The Superior Court of California, County of Tuolumne, is located in the historic downtown area of beautiful Sonora, California. Dating back to 1848, Sonora was once a thriving mining town during the height of the California Gold Rush. Sonora, also known as The Queen of the Southern Mines, is surrounded by mountainous wilderness and various historical points of interest, including Columbia, Jamestown, Tuolumne City, Twain Harte, Mi-Wuk, and Groveland. Sonora is located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, approximately 110 miles east of San Francisco, and provides convenience access to both Yosemite National Park and the Stanislaus National Forest. It is accessible by State Highways 49 and 108, and is the county of seat of Tuolumne County, as well as the county's only incorporated city.

Services and Case Types Handled in Tuolumne County Superior Court

Tuolumne County Superior Court Branch Location provides public access to trial-court services, including:
- Accepts and processes filings for criminal (felony/misdemeanor), traffic/infractions, civil (limited/unlimited), small claims, unlawful detainer, family law (divorce, custody, support), juvenile (dependency/delinquency), probate (estates, conservatorships), mental health.
- Issues and calendars protective orders: domestic violence, civil harassment, elder/dependent adult abuse, workplace/school violence.
- Schedules and conducts court hearings: arraignments, pretrial conferences, motions, settlement conferences, trials, sentencing, review hearings.
- Jury services: summons, qualification, deferrals, orientation, juror check-in and payment.
- Records and information: case access, certified copies, record searches, minute orders.
- Financial services: filing fees, traffic and fine payments, payment plans, bail processing, fee waivers.
- Self-help and facilitation: family law facilitator, restraining order assistance, forms, interpreters, ADA accommodations.
- Clerk's office support: calendars, continuances, court reporters per policy.

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