Government
Sep. 12, 2013
State, counties weigh fate of some 50 closed courthouses
Shuttered courthouses across California are beginning new lives as storage closets, enticing pieces of real estate or simply vacant rooms collecting dust.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Where attorneys once plied their trade, members of the public sought their day in court and judges issued rulings, a library of microfilm now gathers dust. Extra benches, too, have been moved into the now-shuttered Chino courthouse, formerly home to three courtrooms in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County. Until further notice, the facility is storage space. Nothing more.
Alongside Ch...
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