If the city went the municipal court route, it would lose its ability to hold protection and anti-harassment order hearings here. Also, a municipal court, unlike district court, requires elections to choose the judges. Only the City of Seattle is required to choose a judge who lives within ...
Rochester is old. In Roman times it was called Durobrivae and the first Bishopric was founded by St Augustine in 604 AD. The city is mentioned by the Venerable Bede (731 AD) and Doomsday (1086 AD). The city's own municipal records date back to 1227 and the city's royal charter was...