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Hours, Murals, Warrant Recalls
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Middleton
July 9, 2010 (209) 530-3112
New Hours for Superior Court Clerk Offices
Modesto, CA – Effective August 2nd, Court Clerk Office Hours will be 8:00am – 3:00pm, an extension of one hour. During the 09/10 fiscal year the court was forced to reduce public access hours to the Clerk’s Office due to budget constraints and employee furloughs. After approval of the 10/11 budget, Clerk Office Hours will be adjusted as appropriate. The traffic division, located on Floyd Ave., will continue to stay open until 4pm.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Middleton
July 1, 2010 (209) 530-3112
New Artwork on Display in Modesto’s Main Courthouse
The newest Law Day Murals are currently on display in the basement Hallway at the Stanislaus County Superior Court. Student volunteers from Pitman High School in Turlock, led by instructor Larry DeTomasi, created the artwork specifically for Law Day 2010 as part of an ongoing collaboration between local high schools and the Court.
The murals were unveiled at this year’s Law Day celebration, held May 1st at Vintage Faire Mall, then moved to the downtown courthouse where they will remain until the spring of 2011 when the next murals are ready to be hung. Each year, a new school is asked to create a set of murals based on the current Law Day theme.
This year’s theme, Law in the 21st Century: Enduring Traditions, Emerging Challenges, led Pitman High’s students to create a series of six murals which includes a depiction of President Eisenhower, a piece representing the use of technology in the courtroom, and a painting that includes an accurate likeness of retired Judge, Hon. Al Girolami.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael A. Tozzi
March 18, 2010 (209) 525-6348
TO: Balassone, Merrill
Warrant Recalls
Have you ever been arrested and you kept telling the officer that the warrant for your arrest was recalled? According to court records that scenario may have occurred two to three times a month...in the past. Not any more. The Superior Court and all of the city and county law enforcement agencies have implemented an automated warrant recall system. "The chances of anyone being falsely arrested for a clerical error has been reduced to practically zero," said Court Executive Officer Mike Tozzi. That should be good news for anyone who has had his or her car impounded as a result of being arrested on a warrant that had been recalled by the court but not by the law enforcement agency.
The new automated system changes all that. The new system sends out an e-mail message directly from a clerk in the courtroom to the law enforcement agency that has the warrant of arrest. "The old system was labor intensive involving multiple number of clerks, paper slips, transportation clerks, phone calls and desk logs", said Tozzi. The court estimates that 15 clerk hours per week will be saved as a result of the new automated system.
"It will also save us some money," Said Tozzi. In 2008, while several claims were rejected, the court did have to pay $3,500 for a false arrest.
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