San Diego County Sheriff's Department 2004 Annual Report

Leading Public Safety Strategies...C O U R T S E R V I C E S B U R E A UAssistant SheriffPaula Robinson“Our goal is to providea safe and secureenvironment that enablesthe Judicial System toserve the communityeffectively.”The Court Services Bureau (CSB),under the direction of AssistantSheriff Paula Robinson, operatesunder a $44 million annual budget ofwhich $26 million is a court contract.The bureau provides bailiff services and security for 171 courtroomsat 10 San Diego County Superior Court courthouses locatedthroughout the county.The Prisoner Transportation Detail of the Court ServicesBureau transports over 18,000 in-custody state and federal prisonersper month to court appearances, medical clinics, funerals and forlocal and out-of-county warrants.Court Services has a field operations area which is comprised ofCivil Process, Fugitive Warrant Detail, Area Investigations/JudicialProtection and the Federal Violent Crime Task Force.The Field Services area serves approximately 4,800 civilprocesses per month that include subpoenas, evictionnotices and restraining orders.CSB Investigations handles the investigation ofcrimes that occur in the courthouses. If a person enteringthe courthouse is found to have drugs, illegalpossession of a weapon, or an outstanding warrant, thisunit will handle the arrest and investigation. The unitalso handles about 30 judicial threats per month, andabout 65 extraditions areperformed monthly. Thefugitive warrant unitserves approximately150 warrants per month.The Court EmergencyMedical Unit (CEMU)responds to an averageof 6 medical emergenciesin and around the courthouseseach month.The 24 professional staff in the CivilDivision of the Court Services Bureau areresponsible for processing civil papers thatthe public, attorneys, and governmentagencies bring to the department for service.They enforce judgments issued by variouscourts which include wage garnishments.This division is responsible for the levy andsale of both real and personal property inorder to enforce various judgments.Roughly $15 million is processed throughthis office to a variety of creditors for thesejudgments. The Civil Division of the CourtServices Bureau generates approximately$2 million in revenue per year.