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Add California State Bar Court#120

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Add California State Bar Court#120
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Summary

Adds the State Bar Court of California (calstatebar) to the courts database.

Details

The State Bar Court of California is a special tribunal that handles attorney discipline matters. It consists of:

  • Hearing Department: 5 judges who conduct initial hearings
  • Review Department: 3 judges who hear appeals from the Hearing Department

Final appeals from the State Bar Court go to the California Supreme Court.

New Entry

  • ID: calstatebar
  • Name: State Bar Court of California
  • Citation: Cal. State Bar Ct.
  • URL: https://www.statebarcourt.ca.gov/
  • Type: special
  • System: state
  • Location: California

Testing

  • All existing tests pass
  • New court can be found by ID and string matching

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Fixes #119

This PR addresses one of the missing California courts identified in issue #119. Additional PRs may follow to add:

  • 55 county Superior Courts
  • Administrative tribunals (WCAB, CUIAB, PERB, etc.)

Adds the State Bar Court of California (calstatebar), which handles
attorney discipline matters. The court has a Hearing Department
(5 judges) and Review Department (3 judges).

Fixes freelawproject#119
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"State Bar Court Hearing Department"
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"id": "calstatebar",
"level": "special",
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I know there are may be some inconsistencies in courts-db but I think level should be ljc limited jurisdiction court?

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Thats my only note here. Looks great.

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Add missing California courts: 55 Superior Courts + administrative tribunals

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