Williams in 1857, when Plumas was moved again to the Fifteenth District with Butte, Colusa, and Tehama counties.

Warren T. Sexton succeeded Williams that fall, and in January 1859, Plumas and Sierra counties were moved to the Seventeenth Judicial District; Governor Weller appointed Peter Van Clief the new district judge until the election that fall, when Robert H. Taylor was elected to that role.

Judge Sexton was succeeded by Charles F. Lott in January 1870, who served until the Twenty-First District was created in February 1876, encompassing Plumas, Lassen, and Modoc counties.

Governor Irwin appointed John D. Goodwin to serve as the district judge; he was succeeded by G.G.

[6][7] Governor William Stephens participated in the dedication ceremony in September 1921.

[5]: 149  Although jurisdiction is limited to the county, Superior Courts are operated by the state through the Judicial Council, which also is responsible for facilities.

Deficiencies have been identified in the existing (1921) courthouse owned by the county, but cuts to the Judicial Council budget forced the indefinite delay of a replacement building on October 26, 2012.