In re Woods

California Supreme Court October 20, 1911

In re Woods, 161 Cal. 238 (Cal. 1911)

Opinion of the Court

THE COURT.

The application for a writ of habeas corpus is denied. The recent amendment of sections 1, 11, and 15 of article VI of the constitution does not abolish the justices courts and other inferior courts which had been previously established by acts of the legislature. They remain in existence with the jurisdiction vested in them by the acts creating them, until the legislature shall, in the exercise of the power given by the section as amended, otherwise provide.

Reference

Full Case Name: In the Matter of the Application of J. A. WOODS for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
Status: Published
Syllabus: Justice’s Court—Constitutional Amendment op 1911—Courts Not Abolished.—The amendment of 1911 of sections 1, 11, and 15 of article VI of the state constitution does not abolish the justice’s courts and other inferior courts which had been previously established by acts of the legislature. They remain in existence with the jurisdiction vested in them until the legislature shall, in the exercise of the power given by the section as amended, otherwise provide.